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Docs: DHS has signed a five-year, $1B blanket purchase agreement with Palantir, allowing agencies like ICE to skip the competitive bidding process (Makena Kelly/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/department-homeland-security-ice-billion-dollar-…

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
“If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.

Politico ends its print edition after 19 years, as its early reliance on print ad revenue fades and its audience relies more on digital platforms (Ken Vogel/@kenvogel.bsky.social)
https://bsky.app/profile/kenvogel.bsky.social/post/3maej6u6jls22

Ken Vogel (@kenvogel.bsky.social)
Politico's print paper was always something of a contradiction for an outlet that set out to prove that political journalism could thrive in the digital world. As the digital reach grew, the paper became less important, leading to the decision to end the print edition. Still, I am sad to see it go

My slides and a video of my talk "Grow your [engineering] brand while putting privacy first" are available on my blog: https://talkweb.eu/openweb/4500/
If you want a funny, but useful talk on that topic, reach out!

Reminding myself I am supposed to boost to help cool posts reach wider audience on Mastodon. The best NI hack in the absence of malicious AI algos, imo. People have always been gossip creatures. That's probably how that whole thing called civilisation started out.

It’s not hard to see why ICE has expanded its reach beyond the Twin Cities.
The qualities that have hindered ICE’s operation in Minneapolis and St. Paul
— density and walkability; a large, almost exclusively left-of-center population
— are absent here.
In Minneapolis, I saw patrollers on nearly every street corner.
It’s easy to gather for protests or come together to organize a mutual aid network.
The sidewalks in Lakeville were deserted, as were the broa…

ICE moves out to the suburbs
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.

Check out NFL contract incentives for more than 30 players, including two Week 16 best bets worth considering

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-contract-incentives-2025-week-16-picks…

Hey, at least we’ll still have billionaires. https://aus.social/@jhaue/115725409869759980

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Alberta Cross:
🎵 So Far Out Of Reach
#NowPlaying #AlbertaCross
https://albertacrossmusic.bandcamp.com/track/so-far-out-of-reach
https://open.spotify.com/track/5XxeZuypZ7WCbxUeLX6iIC

UK's Reach plans to close two of its three remaining printing plants to focus on digital, even as £194.1M out of its H1 2025 revenue of £256M came from print (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/reach-to-close-two-out…

Reach to close two out of three remaining printing plants
Reach has proposed to close two of its three remaining print sites across the UK - the operations in Watford and Glasgow.

Zelensky says negotiations reach ‘new milestone,’ suggests war could end in first half of 2026: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/07/zelensky-says-negotiations-reach-new.html

3 Cowboys who need more snaps during final 3 weeks of 2025 season https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/3-cowboys-who-need-more-snaps-during-final-3-weeks-of-2025-season

Today was mostly me experimenting with unusual network topologies…
If I patch this to this, then that to that, then _that_ can reach that and then the router can see out of the window…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
Oliver Night:
🎵 Reach Out
#OliverNight
https://olivernight.bandcamp.com/album/run-like-the-river-feat-trev-reach-out
https://open.spotify.com/track/3skDGVUKOLehomwjEbb9wT

If Democrats in Congress have any chance at
reining in how
Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates
under Trump,
⭐️it’s right now.
Lawmakers in both parties and both chambers are set to work over the weekend
to try to reach a
👉deal for funding the Department of Homeland Security,
which includes ICE.
Like other federal agencies, DHS is set to run out of funding by Jan. 30,
and lawmakers are racing to pass bills to ensure all ag…

Democrats’ Best Hope To Rein In ICE Is Right Now
Even if it’s not by very much.

Good morning! For this #silentSunday I want to share this #foggy path with you.
I was on my way down and when I entered the fog, temperature really dropped. Actually I didn't want to stop or slow down in order to avoid cooling out.
But at this spot I had to take a quick break for…

Climate funding isn't reaching the people who need it most. The Global South House is changing that.
This coalition of locally rooted funds puts Indigenous Peoples, traditional communities, and youth at the center of decision-making. Their approach: democratic, transparent, and built from the ground up—ensuring resources actually reach frontline communities.

Interview: Putting global South communities at the centre of climate and nature funding conversations
As COP30 kicks off, Juliana Tinoco, who conceived the idea of the Global South House, a platform for philanthropic actors, sets out her ambition for the platform and the stronger global South leadership she hopes will come out of it

"Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years"
#Alps #Glaciers #Climate #ClimateChange

In my world setting a June deadline in February is just saying, I don't care and I don't put any pressure on Russia... It is predictable that until June Russia and the USA will make bilateral deals and leave Ukraine hang out to dry...
#trump #zelensky

Zelenskyy says US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war
The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He said the U.S. plans to pressure both sides to meet this timeline. Zelenskyy spoke to reporters on Friday, with comments released on Saturday. Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have forced nuclear power plants to cut output. Over 400 drones and about 40 missiles targeted the energy grid. The strikes have increased power deficits, leading to extended outages…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Jehnny Beth:
🎵 Out Of My Reach
#JehnnyBeth
https://jehnnybeth.bandcamp.com/track/out-of-my-reach
https://open.spotify.com/track/52V8PYxelw5uo1HWlaccFM
Please 🔁 BOOST to share what you like
- your followers don't see if you ⭐ favourite a post

UKRAINIAN BALLISTICS can reach MOSCOW. ATTACK on GRU general & COLLAPSE of Russian communications!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/ukrainian-ballistics-can-reach-moscow.html

I wonder how Woodward & Bernstein would have been treated in today's anti-journalist climate?
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reaching-out-reporting-obstacles

Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.

Sources: Packers will try to keep LaFleur as HC https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47589054/sources-packers-matt-lafleur-expected-try-reach-extension

Deforestation is drying out the Amazon rainforest faster than previously thought #Amazon

Deforestation is drying out the Amazon rainforest faster than previously thought
Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ability to generate its own rainfall. According to a new study published in the journal Nature, the Amazon could reach a tipping point and experience major forest dieback (where large areas of the rainforest dry out and turn into a savanna) sooner than previously thought.

I’m trying hard to simply respond “I’m not available” rather than explaining (= justifying) that I’m attending conference XYZ, etc.
However, sometimes this information CAN be useful. I’ve been trying to reach a foreign colleague, who replied that he’s attending “a conference,” period. Turns out that this is a conference I might be attending, too, and indeed, one of my colleagues in the department is. This information would have made things so much easier!

I’m trying hard to simply respond “I’m not available” rather than explaining (= justifying) that I’m attending conference XYZ, etc.
However, sometimes this information CAN be useful. I’ve been trying to reach a foreign colleague, who replied that he’s attending “a conference,” period. Turns out that this is a conference I might be attending, too, and indeed, one of my colleagues in the department is. This information would have made things so much easier!

I’m trying hard to simply respond “I’m not available” rather than explaining (= justifying) that I’m attending conference XYZ, etc.
However, sometimes this information CAN be useful. I’ve been trying to reach a foreign colleague, who replied that he’s attending “a conference,” period. Turns out that this is a conference I might be attending, too, and indeed, one of my colleagues in the department is. This information would have made things so much easier!

Nick Sirianni Reveals Blunt Reason for Eagles’ Win Over Raiders https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/nick-sirianni-blunt-reason-eagles-win/

Trump claims Putin ready to reach peace deal, Zelensky in the way: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/trump-claims-putin-ready-to.html

Microsoft Research, Providence, and UW develop the GigaTIME AI model, aiming to perform tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods (Lisa Stiffler/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-an

Have you downloaded Signal and Proton Mail yet? Now is the time.
Signal and Proton Mail won’t go away, but they might be removed from the Apple and Google stores putting them out of reach for most users. Remember ICEBlock? It can happen. Download Signal and Proton Mail today and ask your friends to do the same. Free installation and configuration guides here:
htt…

How to survive Instagram's algorithm as a creative
- "Instagram is wrecking my head. I have a fairly decent number of followers. But hardly anyone sees my work"
- "I have a completely organic audience, yet my posts don't reach most of my followers"
- "Instagram hides your posts unless you post a selfie or anything personal"
- "You have something new? Post it, leave and focus on more important things."
- "Do o…

How to survive Instagram's algorithm as a creative
Starting to feel invisible on Instagram? You're not alone. Here's how to protect your wellbeing while still getting some use out of the platform. Welcome to the latest in our agony aunt series, De...

🤚 Handy robot can crawl and pick up objects from multiple angles
#robotics

Handy robot can crawl and pick up objects from multiple angles
Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects. The design enables tasks such as retrieving objects beyond normal reach and performing multi-object handling, offering potential applications in industrial, service, and exploratory robotics.

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@padraig/115201931194443499
So I have found out they have "GAU Writers" which are AI composed articles which are posted to a number of Reach publications.
Disgusting.

ProPublica reporters on three recent stories were ignored by federal or state workers when seeking comment, and then were accused of stalking or intimidation (Charles Ornstein/ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reaching-out-reporting-obst…

Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.

Thousands of public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike on Monday,
the first public schoolteachers strike in the city in nearly 50 years.
The strike comes after teachers and the district failed to reach an agreement over higher wages,
health benefits and more resources for special needs students.
The San FranciscoUnified School District closed all its 120 schools
and said it would offer independent study to some of the district’s 50,000 students.

After undergoing the ritual debate of Coopers Hawk or Sharp Shinned Hawk, we’ve unanimously decided this is a Coopers Hawk that swooped down in pursuit of a small bird hiding in a holly bush.
After playing it cool in this nearby tree, the hawk tried diving into the bush (ouch!), landing & coming up from underneath, but could not reach nor flush out its prey.
It then landed on the railing & became aware of us gaping at it from our front window. Rightfully spooked, it flew …

@… I wonder if anyone at Guardian Games has experience solving this problem. I’d reach out to them and ask: https://ggportland.com/portland/

Voters See a Middle-Class Lifestyle as Drifting Out of Reach, Poll Finds (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/affordability-poll.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVA.J-nj.MB9sMnmGL18K&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260126/p30#a260126p30

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief says Russia planned to reach Odesa and end the war in 2025: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/13/ukraines-commanderinchief-says-russia-planned.html

Thinking of starting a Blame as a Service (BaaS) called "Blame Khalid”. For a monthly fee, you can blame all your #dev woes on me.
When your boss asks why you're behind.... Khalid
When your stakeholders ask why the feature is broken... Khalid
When you miss deployment deadlines… You guessed it, Khalid!
Reach out to find the right service plan for you and your team. Ther…

Sources: Kubiak to try to reach deal with Raiders https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47799456/sources-seahawks-kubiak-try-reach-deal-raiders-hc

RE: https://front-end.social/@mayank/115622876970699919
My friend Mayank is looking for their next role! If you’re looking for someone who knows their stuff when it comes to design system and accessibility, reach out to them - they’d be a great fit for you…

I Cut My #Docker Image by 99.7% (846MB to 2.5MB). Here Is the Full Breakdown
https://www.hexplain.space/blog/42ZscpWSpYhH1vIhfMIY

@… Through a friend, these are second-hand supermarket price tags.
It's going to be fun pushing info from HA to these displays, once I've figured out the access points right place for optiomal reach:

1. Plan going to Opole, via Kościan.
2. When you enter the train to Kościan, you discover that the change to Opole is delayed 15 minutes already. Consider changing in Leszno instead; if the delay increases, you'd have more options there.
3. Discover that there aren't any more options in Leszno today. Your change is delayed 30 minutes already. Return the reservations, and take one the other way, to Poznań instead.
4. Train station in Kościan. The displays aren't showing any delays, trains are announced normally. Tell people about the delays, so they won't stand in the -10°C waiting for the train to arrive.
5. Take the train to Poznań, and try to figure out what to do next.
6. Discover that the only reasonable choice going forward is Inowrocław: no delays and good return connection. It's the same train, so take another reservation. Your current seat is already taken there, so move elsewhere.
7. Your train should be followed by another one in the same direction, that departs from Poznań 6 minutes later. However, your train ends up waiting for another delayed train, so the other train goes first. The delay further increases as your train needs to slow down after the other train.
8. Reach Inowrocław 10 minutes later. That's not a problem, since you didn't have enough to see for all the time there anyway.
9. Discover that the town is more interesting than you thought, and you'd use more time.
10. When you almost get to the station, discover that your train is 10 minutes late. Not that you have any use for that time at this point.
11. When you're at the station, the train keeps increasing delay while waiting at the previous station, in Bydgoszcz. The station displays are completely useless, as they show only a random subset of regional trains, for no apparent reason. The announcements include all trains, but are rarely given.
12. The delay keeps increasing. Start thinking about getting a reservation for the next train to Poznań, in case it arrived first. You can't return the reservation after the planned departure time, and you can't have two reservations simultaneously, so reserve the seat from Mogilno, the next station.
13. The next train arrives first. While on board, you discover that you're not going to have any train home for 1.5 hr. Take another seat reservation to Leszno, where you can change into a suburban train and get home 15 minutes earlier than from Poznań. This time, your seat is still free.
14. The train departs 15 minutes delayed from Poznań. After all, you're changing trains in Kościan.
So I was going to go south, to Opole, via Kościan. Instead, I've ended up slingshotting north to Inowrocław, and getting back home via the same train as if I were in Opole.
#rail

"Success! EU Microplastic Ban Regulation Drives Innovation in Biodegradable Alternatives"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Plastic

Success! EU Microplastic Ban Regulation Drives Innovation in Biodegradable Alternatives | Happy Eco News
EU microplastic ban regulations introduced through REACH in 2023 are transforming how industries use plastics. The comprehensive rules phase out microplastics from cosmetics, detergents, and agricultural products by 2035, pushing companies to develop biodegradable alternatives. Major corporations and startups are responding with innovative solutions that break down naturally while maintaining performance.

Student loan debt tops $1.6 trillion
The average tuition has doubled in the past 30 years.
At the same time, new federal caps on how much parents can borrow for college placing higher education further out of reach for some families.
Against that backdrop, a growing number of schools are making college more affordable
by providing free tuition to undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families.
The movement dates back 20 years but has gained momen…

More colleges are offering free tuition. Explore our database.
Explore our database of nearly 1,000 colleges and universities that offer free tuition programs.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne
Jehnny Beth:
🎵 Out Of My Reach
#JehnnyBeth
https://jehnnybeth.bandcamp.com/track/out-of-my-reach
https://open.spotify.com/track/52V8PYxelw5uo1HWlaccFM

EVs are surprisingly powerful. This is not an endorsement to drive badly, but here's a relevant anecdote.
Yesterday, I was moving along our local freeway just above the posted 110kph limit when I started to get boxed in by some silly drivers doing silly things and acting erractically.
In order to avoid any possibility of a bad situation, I moved into the passing lane and accelerated quickly to go around someone and separate myself from the crowd.
I stepped on the “gas” and easily went around the person in a few seconds… then I looked down and realized I was doing 150kph.
Whoa horsey!🐎
I pulled back into the travelling lane and slowed down to 115kph.
That kind of acceleration, especially at that already high cruising speed, just wasn’t possible in any other car I've ever owned.
EVs are great, but they are still vehicles that can reach dangerously high speeds.
Here's another anecdote: Last week my daughter was very nearly run over by a truck as she was walking in a crosswalk. She was halfway across the street when an (oversized) pickup truck turned left across her, completely on a red light. She is relatively small in stature, her head would have barely been above the hood of the truck.
She saw it at the last second and jumped back... the truck missed by inches. Another car at the intersection honked at the truck. It stopped in the crosswalk, the driver gave HER a dirty look, and zoomed off. The car driver who honked leaned out the window and kindly asked if she was ok. She was.
Driving is the most dangerous thing we do on a daily basis.. for ourselves, and everyone around us. Take care out there friends.
#Driving #Commuter #EVs #Transportation #PublicTransit #Pedestrians
https://flipboard.com/@insideevs/insideevs-diuanki5z/-/a-ngD5hVuiSdatWdkb-4BdLw:a:2577024118-/0

Embark on a journey to unlock a dynamic business system without the pressure of constant sales pitches. 🚀 Dive into intelligent, fully automated solutions for superior performance. With expert mentorship and support, I'm ready to guide you. Reach out privately to explore this transformative opportunity! 🌟

NFL Power Rankings, Week 14: Bears reach new heights, while Lions fall out of top 10 https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-2025-nfl-season

Reach's Manchester Evening News launches a metered paywall and a £4.99/month digital subscription as Reach starts rolling out paywalls across its titles (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/manchester-evening-news-launc…

Manchester Evening News launches paywall
Title begins charging online for premium content.

Russian health minister says a universal anti-aging pill is out of reach, deflating Putin’s longevity ambitions: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/russian-health-minister-says-a.html

The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in post-EU Chips Act investments remain on track, despite the stalled GlobalFoundries-STMicro project in France (Virginie Malingre/Le Monde)
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2…

Europe's relentless semiconductor decline
Microchips: The Oil of the 21st Century' (3/5). When the Chips Act, the plan by the 27 European Union member states to reduce their dependence on the US and China for semiconductors, came into force in 2023, the goal initially appeared 'out of reach.

Insider Reveals Bad News for Raiders Amid Bills Latest Decision https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/insider-bad-news-amid-bills-decision/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheRemixWithChrisHawkins
Shygirl & TDJ:
🎵 Siren Is Out Of Reach (TDJ)
#Shygirl #TDJ
https://0800shygirl.bandcamp.com/track/siren-is-out-of-reach-tdj-1
https://open.spotify.com/track/04kbHwieAJ9kwu5RVNHpGG

European LNG imports from key Russian terminal rise 8% year-over-year, reach nearly 1.7 million tons in January, watchdog finds: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/05/european-lng-imports-from-key.html

Here in the Bay Area of San Francisco, some of the world’s biggest companies are fighting it out to gain some kind of an advantage.
And, in turn, they are competing with China
This race to seize control of a technology that could reshape the world
is being fuelled by bets in the trillions of dollars by the US’s most powerful capitalists.
The computer scientists hop off at Mountain View for Google DeepMind,
Palo Alto for the talent mill of Stanford University, <…

Health care deal gets further out of reach (Punchbowl News)
https://punchbowl.news/archive/121125-am/#__healthcaredealgetsfurtheroutofreach__
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p11#a251211p11

Brian Branch injury: Lions defense takes massive hit as star safety reportedly has torn Achilles

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brian-branch-injury-update-lions-defense/

Hi! I'm Koffietje! (Not very original, might change that later.)
Obviously, I'm a big fan of coffee! Generally black, over-steeped in a French press. But lately I've been messing around with the Moka pot.
I'm also big on Linux. My daily driver is Fedora, which seems to work incredibly well on my computers. I'm also curious about ARM & RISC-V, and have dipped my toes into BSD. Always trying to learn more, and currently I'm working on my Bash skills, tryi…

The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis.
No one has a solution.
Once again, the Colorado River is heading toward a crisis. This time, the way out appears murkier than ever.

For months, the seven states of the Colorado River basin have failed to reach an agreement on new rules to share the river’s dwindling supply of water.
The current rules that divvy up water among 40 million people in the West, including Los Angeles, Phoenix and farming regions that provide most o…

The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution.
The Colorado River faces a crisis as seven states struggle to agree on water-sharing rules.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Jehnny Beth:
🎵 Out Of My Reach
#JehnnyBeth
https://jehnnybeth.bandcamp.com/track/out-of-my-reach
https://open.spotify.com/track/52V8PYxelw5uo1HWlaccFM

Steven Guilbeault lays out the truth. Canada will not reach its climate targets.
““[Carney] thinks we’ll be able to do this with the market, with private investment. Of course, we have to do that, but I also think we need to have regulations in place to ensure that we achieve the goals we have set for ourselves. And by abandoning many of these measures, that becomes impossible.
“I mean, if we are honest with Canadians, we can no longer achieve our targets for 2030 with the announcements that have been made recently. It’s not possible.””
... he goes on to say Danielle Smith is (effectively) Donald Trump.
"“In my opinion, she is not a reliable partner in this negotiation.””
It is now abundantly clear that the Liberal Party and all Canadians really did lose something when Mark Carney became Prime Minister.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #ABPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-guilbeault-carney-9.6998944

As Joe Burrow returns, Bengals need to evaluate roster https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47105957/bengals-joe-burrow-zac-taylor-turf-toe-return