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Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 9h

Dreams under fascism

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 11h

When the Nazis came to power, a writer began collecting people’s dreams and uncovered the effects the regime had on the collective unconscious. https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/how-dreams-change-under-authoritarianism

Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 9h

US or not?

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h

Crowds protesting a spike in fuel prices spilled into the streets of Ecuador’s capital of Quito Sunday, burning tires, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who responded with volleys of tear gas.
https://to.pbs.org/48nR0Pb

Demonstrators in Ecuador clash with police amid strike over fuel prices

Sunday's protest was the latest confrontation in a series of nationwide demonstrations now testing Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa. Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization called the strikes 21 day...

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Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 9h

Whoa …

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 10h

Seasonal allergies, often triggered by pollen, are linked to an increase in the risk of suicide.

A healthcare researcher who studied daily weather data and suicide rates in 34 cities explains what she found in the data:

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Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new research

Seasonal allergies may seem like a minor, passing inconvenience. But pollen seasons can take a real toll on mental health.

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OPB @opb.org · 9h

Ongoing protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies took a two-wheeled turn in Portland today, when hundreds of people — some fully or partially nude — gathered for what organizers dubbed an Emergency World Naked Bike Ride.

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Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 9h

#BBB

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11h

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 19h

Lyin’ Leavitt, Gaslight Edition. 🤣🔥

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Paul Belliveau @pgb623.bsky.social · 1d

“Republicans have consistently used “just joking!” as a shield to downplay and defend Trump’s indefensibly incendiary and bigoted rhetoric.”

@playtyperguy.com

www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-just...

He's never "just joking"

And Republicans know it, even as they play dumb.

www.publicnotice.co

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 15h

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation.

The folks who are demanding fiscal transparency from local governments aren't practicing what they preach.

The latest from the Florida Bulldog...

More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation

By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org - More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts missing legally required public documentation.

www.floridabulldog.org

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 14h

A friend ran the Chicago marathon today and said he couldn’t count the number of FUCK ICE signs along the way.

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 15h

Remember those goons?

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mjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 21h

#Stunday
#SmArtist

@kilianschoenberger.bsky.social

The morning sun reflects off the camera lens, creating a perfect circular pastel orb, which also resembles a rainbow of color across the still aqua waters.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 15h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Julie Borst @julielb.bsky.social · 20h

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Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 20h

Eerily similar

Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 20h

#Vance is a #Federal #Beaurocrat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 1d

According to Stephen Hawking’s groundbreaking theory, black holes can slowly lose mass by emitting radiation, meaning even the darkest objects in the universe might not last forever. 🧪

#SpaceWeek #BlackHole #FunFact #Science

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Fer @gomobel.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #Chemsky! Here’s a curious connection between Nobel prize winning metal-organic frameworks, Mudéjar art and my hometown of Zaragoza, in Spain. Discover my latest opinion piece for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/my-a... 🧪 #Chemistry #NobelPrize #History #MOFpapers

My arcane and curious connection to metal-organic frameworks

Fernando Gomollón-Bel uncovers a link between his hometown and the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry

www.chemistryworld.com

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 1d

📱 Screen time and school performance

A study of over 3,000 Canadian children found that more daily screen use at a young age was linked to lower reading and maths scores in later school years.

🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37092

#SciComm #Education #ChildHealth 🧪

Screen Time and Standardized Academic Achievement Tests in Elementary School

This cohort study evaluates whether there is an association between different types of screen time, including TV, digital media, and video gaming, and standardized academic achievement test results in...

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Perspective @0ut0fmany0ne.bsky.social · 20h

#BrainDrain
#Project2025 and the Fall of America

Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 22h

I worked as an academic in Europe five years ago. I always heard folks say: “yes things are strange now, but the US will always be a powerhouse in scientific research and higher education.”

That didn’t age well.

Science in the US will never recover if this continues. 🧪