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C C Humphrey
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I’m a film industry creative professional.

"The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite." - Susanna Clarke, PIRANESI
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hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.

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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.

It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.

And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
Screenshot from project 2025 that says By statute or regulation, CDC guidance must be prohibited from taking on a prescriptive character. For example, never again should CDC officials be allowed to say in their official capacity that school children "should be" masked or vaccinated (through a schedule or otherwise) or prohibited from learning in a school building. Such decisions should be left to parents and medical providers. We have learned that when CDC says what people "should" do, it readily becomes a "must" backed by severe punishments, including criminal penalties. CDC should report on the risks and effectiveness of all infectious disease-mitigation measures dispassionately and leave the "should" and "must" policy calls to politically accountable parties. Conflicts of Interest. There was a time when the CDC could not take money
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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gregpak.net
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist. Here's why.

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I’m an “A.i.” abolitionist - gregpak.net
I’m an “A.i.” abolitionist. No consumer-facing LLMs or generative “A.i.” in anything. Sure, machine learning in science and a f...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
cchumphrey.bsky.social
Boycott Meta to the extent possible. I know there are necessary exceptions, but seriously, Zuckerberg needs damaging.
elfsternberg.bsky.social Elf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 22h
The Guardian set up 24 new, blank accounts on Facebook and Instagram. They gave generic male names and set the age at 24. And all they did was watch the feeds. No relationships. No posting. No replies. No likes. No clicking on ads. NOTHING.

The feeds turned hideously misogynistic within weeks.
December 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
The remarkably well-preserved York Helmet, dated AD 770-775, is one of only six surviving helmets from Anglo-Saxon Britain. A Latin inscription bears the name ‘Oshere’. Discovered by a digger operator in York in 1982. Iron and copper-alloy.

Yorkshire Museum 📷 by me

#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a front view of the so-called York Helmet on display at the Yorkshire Museum in York. This Anglian helmet is composed of four main elements; a composite cap (brown in colour), two hinged cheek-pieces (also brown in colour) and a brass neckguard made of ring mail ( dark in my photo). A brass-coloured nose guard is decorated with intricate interlaced animals. The 'eyebrows' have animal-head terminals. An inscribed copper alloy band runs over and across the crest of the helmet. The interlacing animals on the nose guard have open lips, comma-shaped eyes and spiral hips. Between the ‘eyebrows' and facing downward, is a larger animal head with a rounded snout and comma-shaped eyes, like those on the nose guard. This animal has ears on either side of its head that merge with the inscribed copper alloy band. A Latin inscription on the band reads: 'IN. NOMINE. DNI. NOSTRI. IHV. SCS. SPS. D. ET. OMNIBUS. DECEMUS. AMEN. OSHERE. XPI.' This abbreviated Latin inscription may be translated as 'In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit, God and with all we pray. Amen. Oshere. Christ.' Oshere was probably a member of the powerful ruling dynasty of the kingdom of Northumbria. The helmet was heavily worn and had been repaired when for reasons unknown, it was buried with care in a square wood-lined pit, perhaps for safeguarding and later retrieval at a time when York was occupied by Vikings. But it lay unrecovered for around a thousand years, until it was discovered by a digger operator in 1982.
December 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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chapps.bsky.social
Dear Santa - I've been a good boy this year (mostly) and think I deserve a replica of this gorgeous 4th c. CE cobalt blue glass head flask.

Remarkable to see the typical Late Roman/Byzantine features - large almond shaped eyes and flowing locks of hair - rendered in glass. 🏺

#MetMuseum 📸 me
Tall translucent intense cobalt blue 'head flask', facing towards the camera. The head portrays a youth with long hair arranged in wavy locks at the back, reaching to the nape of the neck and behind the ears, with a fringe of straight locks on his forehead. The head has prominent ears, almond-shaped eyes with inset pupils, and a protruding, thick upper lip, pointed nose, and small chin. The hairstyle and large eyes are typical of Late Roman/Byzantine portraiture. The head forms the body of the vessel, with a tall flared neck and rim emerging from the top. A single handle attached at the back - the top is attached halfway up the neck, and the bottom (which has ridges) attaches to the back of the head, running down to the bottom, which is a round tiered base. Side view of the flask, showing the long flowing hair of the head, and the handle attaching to the back.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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brittunculus.bsky.social
#FindsFriday: A 'dragonesque' brooch from the British Museum. Its belly is inlaid with coloured enamel, and the pin (missing) would have fitted on the back between the two necks. These wonderfully sinuous brooches were popular in the decades after the Roman invasion.
#RomanBritain
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The S-shaped metal brooch is thickest in the middle, where blue and yellow enamel has been delicately inserted in chequered and swirling patterns. The terminals look like cute dragon heads, with upright ears, round eyes and an upturned snout. It's about 5cm long.
December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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kjephd.bsky.social
Vought is one of the top three or four enemies of the Constitution & American democracy. His removal from power is one of the highest priorities for any project of checking the dictatorship's lawless wielding of the vast powers of the state
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:

“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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maxboot.bsky.social
Congress named the Kennedy Center and only Congress can rename it. Another lawless action.
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
The good times are always right around the corner you guys
December 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Oculus, reclaimed tree logs and branches, metal, mirrored domes, The Morton Arboretum, Chicago, Illinois, by contemporary US land artists Olga Ziemska #WomensArt
Photo of two sculptures in a snowy field resembling the side view of heads, each with a giant eye looking at each other
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Christi Belcourt, contemporary Métis visual artist known for her paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art #WomensArt
Painting with intricate floral design, with intertwing different multicoloured blossoms, leaves and stems on a black background
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
Solar power is expected to become the world's largest source of electricity by 2033. ☀️🔌💡
Solar generation is set to quadruple by 2030, sending coal power tumbling Global electricity generation by source,
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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sammyroth.bsky.social
L.A.'s water system wasn't built to handle an urban inferno like the Palisades fire, especially not in the climate change era. Here's what it might take to upgrade the hydrants and reservoirs for modern firefights: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
L.A.'s hydrants ran dry during the fires. Residents are still demanding solutions
Nearly a year after the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, residents and experts say the water problems that hindered firefighting leave several lessons.
www.latimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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sammyroth.bsky.social
Great explainer of the wildfire-climate connection here. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Recipe for L.A.'s fire disaster: Intense rains followed by unprecedented heat and dry conditions
One fire appears to have been caused by a spark from old power lines, the other allegedly started by an Uber driver with a fascination with flames. In the end, the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed ...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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sammyroth.bsky.social
Help keep me in business, by the way… climatecoloredgoggles.com
Climate-Colored Goggles | Sammy Roth | Substack
Finding climate solutions in pop culture, media and sports. Written by Sammy Roth. Click to read Climate-Colored Goggles, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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westernlaw.org
BREAKING/STATEMENT: The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a bill to gut the National Environmental Policy Act. The Senate must reject this bill.

#GreenSky #PermitReform #SaveNEPA
House approves, Senate must reject fossil fuel giveaway SPEED Act - Western Environmental Law Center
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SPEED Act (H.R.4776), a sweeping rollback of the nation’s bedrock environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act. The bill would accomplis...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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jamellebouie.net
not clear to me that the board has the authority to do this as the center was authorized by Congress
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d
Breaking news: The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the storied arts institution the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Kennedy Center trustees, installed earlier this year by President Trump, have voted to rename the center after him, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.

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December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Stained glass roof, The Peace Portal, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia by glass artist Ulla Darni #WomensArt
Stained glass window with a spiral design in multicolours
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
cchumphrey.bsky.social
At last he unifies the nation
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d
A rare moment of bipartisanship
December 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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rincewind.run
every article about Elon that doesn’t start with the fact that he starved thousands of children to death is malpractice

this man should not be walking around free let alone as a respectable member of society
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.

Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
Another obscene attack on climate science. @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is one of the leading research institutions in the world and dismantles much of our ability to understand the earth's atmosphere and climate.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM