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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

The whole internet loves Cola Bottle Nate, a lovely guy who almost kills himself eating Haribro cola bottles! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you Mr. Rimmington is racist

Nathan Rimmington, 33, is a haulier and owner of an HGV driving school in Barnsley. Huge, tattooed, always sweating and always pining for a pint, he is portrayed in the series as an incorrigible joker: "If the government don't crack down on immigration, my kids will have to go to school on fucking camels."

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something99.bsky.social @something99.bsky.social · 1h

Vote harder the next time you want to keep eating

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 7h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

-$33 BILLION in military aid over 2 years
-$45 MILLION every day
-$144/month per every 🇮🇱 citizen from 🇺🇸

As 🇮🇱 has free health care, free college, subsidized child care… and we do not.

Study: costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/AidToI...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 20h

AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 1d

In “Peanuts,” Snoopy first appeared as the WWI flying ace 60 years ago, on October 10, 1965. (I’d wager that, thanks to Peanuts, the Sopwith Camel is the only WWI airplane most people can name.) Here’s the debut of the flying ace and his biplane, before the many battles with the Red Baron.

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 1d

This is Randy Erwin, the President of the National Federation of Federal Employees, a union representing 150,000+ workers across the country. #arresttrump #wethepeople #democracy

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AAPTHQ @aapthq.bsky.social · 1d

AAPT Members: Are you taking advantage of your 25 free article downloads per year from any AIP Publishing articles? Simply sign in with your Scitation username and password, and start downloading today! pubs.aip.org/aip #aaptmemberbenefits #ITeachPhysics #PhysicsEducation

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Roger Freedman @rogerfreedman.bsky.social · 1d

The American system of units. 🎢 #comics #physics #stem

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Measurement

www.smbc-comics.com

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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote for @lawfaremedia.org about the Letitia James indictment -- what's actually in it, not what everyone expected to be. Spoiler: It's still very bad! www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Justice Department’s Dangerously Weak Case Against Letitia James

Lindsey Halligan didn't have a strong case against Letitia James. She indicted her anyway.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 1d

Birds Went Silent during the Great North American Eclipse—Here’s What Researchers Discovered www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

The Eclipse Turned Day to Night—And the Birds Went Quiet

The “Great North American Eclipse” of April 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how birds and other wildlife respond to total solar eclipses

www.scientificamerican.com

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Roger Freedman @rogerfreedman.bsky.social · 1d

I predict the cleaning crews at the White House and Mar-A-Lago will be busy cleaning up after poor Donny throws his breakfast platter at the wall.

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Roger Freedman @rogerfreedman.bsky.social · 1d

Kudlow’s going to be spending many long hours today consoling himself with his Anatomically Accurate Donald Trump Inflatable (the deluxe model that says “It’s huuuuge!” at those critical moments).

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Roger Freedman @rogerfreedman.bsky.social · 1d

Link: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem should never have been confirmed after this. It ended up being a perfect representation of what she would do.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA:

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Roger Freedman @rogerfreedman.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen is still hoping to get that coveted invitation to kneel underneath the desk at Mar-A-Lago.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Lizardrath 💙 @lizardrath.bsky.social · 2d

WIRED reporter Vittoria Elliott tracked where the most migrants are being arrested, where exactly ICE is taking them, and where they're deported to. This is Immigration & Customs Enforcement, On The Grid.

youtube.com/watch?v=uD9E...

Where ICE Takes People—And Where They Send Them Next | On The Grid | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

youtube.com

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kg_cooper🌩️⛈️🌧️ @kgcooper.bsky.social · 2d

From @governor.ca.gov

Folks - this is when we need you most. A poll shows us at 48% another one at 51% and voting

FIGHT for Democracy tinyurl.com/2km8wnez

@occupydemocrats.bsky.social @thedemcoalition.bsky.social @democrats.org @jonstewart2028.bsky.social @therealzanetta.bsky.social

Donate to Yes on 50 – the Election Rigging Response Act

If Californians don’t act now, Donald Trump will seize total power for two more years.

secure.actblue.com

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone’s struggled to keep up with my threads on why the genAI bubble
Is a bubble, here’s a simplified pictorial explanation, the plug is OpenAI and the sockets are Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD

A power strip with the plug end plugged in to one of the sockets

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4d

Gallup has been surveying Americans' trust in legacy media since 1972. This year, a mere 28 percent of the public have "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of trust in legacy media, its lowest level in more than five decades of tracking.

news.gallup.com/poll/695762/...

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