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Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Invisible Women - 99% Invisible https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

Each time I see cycleways & paths still treacherous hours after the roads have been cleared, I recall this 99% Invisible episode.

"In Sweden, the council reversed its approach and plowed side-roads & paths first. It had a huge impact, reducing number of people admitted to emergency centres, particularly women. It had an economic impact from lower healthcare costs. Driving through a few inches was less dangerous than walking through snow, particularly if pushing a pram."

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/

The way that Zack always manages to present as a real human being who exists on the same planet as I do and who isn’t prepared to ditch his humanity in cheap compromise 💚

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub - The Guardian.

With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

#UkPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

#UkPolitics

On the road with Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

#JoinTheGreenParty #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

On the road with Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

#JoinTheGreenParty #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

The way that Zack always manages to present as a real human being who exists on the same planet as I do and who isn’t prepared to ditch his humanity in cheap compromise 💚

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

For those of you (especially if you're not in the UK?) curious about Zac Polanski, here's a pretty fair piece by Simon Hattenstone in the Guardian.

[reading it in 'reader view' should bypass any paywall you encounter].

There's lots of interesting stuff here & an honesty that many appreciate.

You can see why Polanski is becoming a force in British politics (Scottish Greens are very happy to work with the Green Party of England & Wales led by him).

#Greens #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack #Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub nice profile: "it feels like wherever you go, there are friends you’ve not met yet." #greens

#JoinTheGreenParty #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

For those of you (especially if you're not in the UK?) curious about Zac Polanski, here's a pretty fair piece by Simon Hattenstone in the Guardian.

[reading it in 'reader view' should bypass any paywall you encounter].

There's lots of interesting stuff here & an honesty that many appreciate.

You can see why Polanski is becoming a force in British politics (Scottish Greens are very happy to work with the Green Party of England & Wales led by him).

#Greens #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/07/am-i-at-peak-popularity-i-hope-not-on-the-road-with-zack-polanski-from-protest-to-podcast-to-heaven-nightclub

> It’s time for the world to boycott the US https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

Yea, just what the fuck are you all waiting for?

#BoycottUSA #AmericanEmpire #YankeeGoHome

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism .

"It’s time for the world to boycott the US"

"Under Donald Trump, the US is escalating violence abroad & repression at home while facing none of the sanctions routinely demanded of other states."

"A global boycott & divestment campaign may now be the only nonviolent way to force accountability."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/its-time-for-the-world-to-boycott-the-us

#USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BoycottAmerica #autocracy #Racism #BDS #Fascism .

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what we now have to realise. Obsessive, pervasive sexual interest in teenage girls - and to some degree, boys - is threaded insistently through our culture.

We just choose to ignore it. We redact it. It’s a darkness that we cover with more darkness.

Are we going to reckon with that? Can we?"

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"A culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them. That’s our paedophiliac culture too; misogyny of adult women is the opposite of sexual desire for girls, an inverted mirror.

We are crones, hags, witches. Because we’re a threat. Because we see these men for who they are. Because, except for rare exceptions - the monstrosity that is Ghislaine Maxwell - we are protectors. Of children. Of society. Of a world in which rich men don’t get to act with impunity. Not on our watch."

Carole Cadwalladr

#Broligarchy

We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world
https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what we now have to realise. Obsessive, pervasive sexual interest in teenage girls - and to some degree, boys - is threaded insistently through our culture.

We just choose to ignore it. We redact it. It’s a darkness that we cover with more darkness.

Are we going to reckon with that? Can we?"

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

"It’s not just Epstein. That’s what these files reveal. Epstein is communicating with hundreds of men in these millions of pages. Men from every country and power structure: US finance, petrodollar royalty, Russian oligarchy, Hollywood, Palo Alto, Washington, Westminster. We know that more than 1,000 women and girls were trafficked and there are hundreds of Epstein survivors. As well as those who tragically didn’t survive, such as Virginia Guiffre. We must keep them front and centre, always."

Carole Cadwalladr

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-live-in-jeffrey-epsteins-world?publication_id=3323794&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=16n7zg

We Mourn Our Craft
L: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46926245
posted on 2026.02.07 at 13:32:27 (c=0, p=8)

New post: "We mourn our craft" https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/

No comment on this one.

New post: "We mourn our craft" https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/

No comment on this one.

New post: "We mourn our craft" https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/

No comment on this one.

Link: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46926245

New post: "We mourn our craft" https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/

No comment on this one.

New post: "We mourn our craft" https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/

No comment on this one.

https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/

#programming #craft #development #coding #softwareengineering #ai

Link: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46926245

We Mourn Our Craft
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- 47 minutes ago | 17 points | 1 comments
- URL: https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
- Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46926245
- Summary: Nolan Lawson's blog post "We mourn our craft" expresses grief over AI's transformation of software engineering. The author laments that AI tools consume human-created content without consent and reduce programmers to glorified code reviewers checking AI output. While acknowledging moral objections, Lawson notes practical realities—mortgages, families, competitive pressure—will force even reluctant senior developers to adopt AI tools like Cursor and Claude, as juniors using "bazooka-powered jetpacks" outperform those using traditional methods.

The post evokes nostalgia for hand-crafted coding—the satisfaction of debugging at 2 AM, molding code "like clay," and the pride of personal creation. Despite not celebrating this shift, the author accepts its inevitability, comparing resistance to protesting the sunrise. The piece concludes as an elegy for traditional programming, inviting peers to grieve the passing of their craft, which future generations will view as archaic curiosities like blacksmith tools.

Comments discuss economic implications of AI labor replacement and debate whether AI dominance is truly inevitable given energy costs, technical debt, and potential regulation.

"In order that this model might proliferate, we present a how-to guide, a brief overview of the recent history of this tactic, and some lessons learned from prior filter blockades, illustrated with accounts from the past week’s experiments."
https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

Filter Blockades https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood
Demonstrators in the Twin Cities have been experimenting with filter blockades, a means of monitoring traffic for federal agents and obstructing their activities.
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31 uses from 31 accounts #toplink

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

"Following a direct intervention by the Trump Administration’s border Czar Tom Homan, Minneapolis police stormed the three most prominent barricades, temporarily shutting all of them down. However, it is easy to rebuild a filter blockade."

Latest from @CrimethInc.

https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/06/filter-blockades-a-tactic-from-the-twin-cities-to-fight-ice-and-defend-your-neighborhood

Originally written at the beginning of the Ukraine war, but some good tips on avoiding "vicarious trauma", in light of unbounded ICE atrocities, the Epstein files, etc.

Bellingcat: How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher

"....Those wishing to conduct open source research into this invasion will be exposed to images that are extremely graphic: they show the painful, disfiguring effects that war has on human bodies, cities and nature. Many of these images can be highly distressing, especially if viewed repeatedly and intensely. But their effect can also be cumulative: you may feel alright for a long time until one day, you don’t. What’s more, even non-graphic images can have a negative impact on you in ways that you may not expect..."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

#mentalhealth #fascism

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

Originally written at the beginning of the Ukraine war, but some good tips on avoiding "vicarious trauma", in light of unbounded ICE atrocities, the Epstein files, etc.

Bellingcat: How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher

"....Those wishing to conduct open source research into this invasion will be exposed to images that are extremely graphic: they show the painful, disfiguring effects that war has on human bodies, cities and nature. Many of these images can be highly distressing, especially if viewed repeatedly and intensely. But their effect can also be cumulative: you may feel alright for a long time until one day, you don’t. What’s more, even non-graphic images can have a negative impact on you in ways that you may not expect..."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

#mentalhealth #fascism

Originally written at the beginning of the Ukraine war, but some good tips on avoiding "vicarious trauma", in light of unbounded ICE atrocities, the Epstein files, etc.

Bellingcat: How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher

"....Those wishing to conduct open source research into this invasion will be exposed to images that are extremely graphic: they show the painful, disfiguring effects that war has on human bodies, cities and nature. Many of these images can be highly distressing, especially if viewed repeatedly and intensely. But their effect can also be cumulative: you may feel alright for a long time until one day, you don’t. What’s more, even non-graphic images can have a negative impact on you in ways that you may not expect..."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

#mentalhealth #fascism

Originally written at the beginning of the Ukraine war, but some good tips on avoiding "vicarious trauma", in light of unbounded ICE atrocities, the Epstein files, etc.

Bellingcat: How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher

"....Those wishing to conduct open source research into this invasion will be exposed to images that are extremely graphic: they show the painful, disfiguring effects that war has on human bodies, cities and nature. Many of these images can be highly distressing, especially if viewed repeatedly and intensely. But their effect can also be cumulative: you may feel alright for a long time until one day, you don’t. What’s more, even non-graphic images can have a negative impact on you in ways that you may not expect..."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

#mentalhealth #fascism

Originally written at the beginning of the Ukraine war, but some good tips on avoiding "vicarious trauma", in light of unbounded ICE atrocities, the Epstein files, etc.

Bellingcat: How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher

"....Those wishing to conduct open source research into this invasion will be exposed to images that are extremely graphic: they show the painful, disfiguring effects that war has on human bodies, cities and nature. Many of these images can be highly distressing, especially if viewed repeatedly and intensely. But their effect can also be cumulative: you may feel alright for a long time until one day, you don’t. What’s more, even non-graphic images can have a negative impact on you in ways that you may not expect..."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

#mentalhealth #fascism

Originally written at the beginning of the Ukraine war, but some good tips on avoiding "vicarious trauma", in light of unbounded ICE atrocities, the Epstein files, etc.

Bellingcat: How to Maintain Mental Hygiene as an Open Source Researcher

"....Those wishing to conduct open source research into this invasion will be exposed to images that are extremely graphic: they show the painful, disfiguring effects that war has on human bodies, cities and nature. Many of these images can be highly distressing, especially if viewed repeatedly and intensely. But their effect can also be cumulative: you may feel alright for a long time until one day, you don’t. What’s more, even non-graphic images can have a negative impact on you in ways that you may not expect..."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

#mentalhealth #fascism

"...Realise that once you put something in your head, it will be there for the rest of your life

There’s simply no way to get a disturbing image or sound out once it’s in there. This is the single most important piece of advice that I can give to someone who is looking to get into the field of open source research and expects to work with potentially distressing content.

If you stumble across a link to a graphic video online, take a minute and ask yourself: “Do I absolutely have to watch this video?” While the human desire to bear witness to the suffering of others is strong, many times, you’ll find out that the answer is “No”, and you’ll save yourself needless exposure to graphic content...."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

"...Realise that once you put something in your head, it will be there for the rest of your life

There’s simply no way to get a disturbing image or sound out once it’s in there. This is the single most important piece of advice that I can give to someone who is looking to get into the field of open source research and expects to work with potentially distressing content.

If you stumble across a link to a graphic video online, take a minute and ask yourself: “Do I absolutely have to watch this video?” While the human desire to bear witness to the suffering of others is strong, many times, you’ll find out that the answer is “No”, and you’ll save yourself needless exposure to graphic content...."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

"...Realise that once you put something in your head, it will be there for the rest of your life

There’s simply no way to get a disturbing image or sound out once it’s in there. This is the single most important piece of advice that I can give to someone who is looking to get into the field of open source research and expects to work with potentially distressing content.

If you stumble across a link to a graphic video online, take a minute and ask yourself: “Do I absolutely have to watch this video?” While the human desire to bear witness to the suffering of others is strong, many times, you’ll find out that the answer is “No”, and you’ll save yourself needless exposure to graphic content...."

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

As we obsess about the machinations revealed by the Epstein Files, the corruption, the influence peddling & leaks, its worth remembering that this is all a bit of distraction from the real victims of the predators.

But then again, its always about the men isn't it?

#EpsteinFiles #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
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#JeffreyEpsteinMEWS #UsNewsMEWS #PeterMandelsonMEWS #MelindaFrenchGatesMEWS #BillGatesMEWS #SteveBannonMEWS #SexTraffickingMEWS #UsCrimeMEWS #MEWS
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Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. An...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

‘I had a mirthless laugh at the New Statesman’s cover this week, which characterised the Mandelson affair as “the scandal of the century”. Guys, it’s not even the biggest scandal of the scandal.’
— Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

Guardian: So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

‘I had a mirthless laugh at the New Statesman’s cover this week, which characterised the Mandelson affair as “the scandal of the century”. Guys, it’s not even the biggest scandal of the scandal.’
— Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

As we obsess about the machinations revealed by the Epstein Files, the corruption, the influence peddling & leaks, its worth remembering that this is all a bit of distraction from the real victims of the predators.

But then again, its always about the men isn't it?

#EpsteinFiles #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

‘I had a mirthless laugh at the New Statesman’s cover this week, which characterised the Mandelson affair as “the scandal of the century”. Guys, it’s not even the biggest scandal of the scandal.’
— Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

As we obsess about the machinations revealed by the Epstein Files, the corruption, the influence peddling & leaks, its worth remembering that this is all a bit of distraction from the real victims of the predators.

But then again, its always about the men isn't it?

#EpsteinFiles #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

As we obsess about the machinations revealed by the Epstein Files, the corruption, the influence peddling & leaks, its worth remembering that this is all a bit of distraction from the real victims of the predators.

But then again, its always about the men isn't it?

#EpsteinFiles #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls

As we obsess about the machinations revealed by the Epstein Files, the corruption, the influence peddling & leaks, its worth remembering that this is all a bit of distraction from the real victims of the predators.

But then again, its always about the men isn't it?

#EpsteinFiles #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-politics-mass-abuse-women-girls