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I like science & braille & food & cats & books. And large plaster statues of yeti.
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angiecoiro.bsky.social
Then quit. Most jobs don't require nurturing what's worst in you.

"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right." - W. Clement Stone
January 26, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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egrunin.bsky.social
Full text:
poets.org/poem/septemb...
September 1, 1939
I sit in one of the dives
poets.org
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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faineg.bsky.social
Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

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jaderemedy • 4h ago And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like. Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is "well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it. This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order. And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely. "Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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bklyntrolleydodger.bsky.social
“…Leavitt losing her cool and trying to gaslight a reporter by saying the reporter didn’t hear what the world clearly heard only makes Leavitt and the administration look more deceitful and, quite frankly, shady. Somehow, Leavitt’s remarks made the matter even worse”

www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Trump misspoke at Davos. Karoline Leavitt told reporters not to believe their ears. - Poynter
During a speech, Trump repeatedly referred to Iceland while talking about Greenland. Then the press secretary denied what the video plainly shows.
www.poynter.org
January 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
This kid and his father entered via CBP One app. It's just absurd and monumentally unfair for people who availed themselves of lawful channels when they existed by following government processes to suddenly get detained and deported to a third country.

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January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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npr.org
Jack Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee marks the first open testimony about his work after presiding over two federal criminal indictments of President Trump. n.pr/49AkNEw
Jack Smith to defend Trump investigations to House Republicans
Jack Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee marks the first open testimony about his work after presiding over two federal criminal indictments of President Trump.
n.pr
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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nickyschwenzer.bsky.social
HISTORIANS WILL LOOK BACK AT THIS PERIOD IN US HISTORY AND ASK WHY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE POWER TO STOP HIM CHOSE NOT TO.

• January 6, 2021
Attack on the United States Capitol

• January 7, 2026
Killing of Renee Nicole Good

Thread 1/3🧵
#USJanuary
#HandsOffGreenland
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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djrothkopf.bsky.social
If you can’t admit Trump is a dangerous, lunatic moron, you’re part of the problem. My latest.

www.thedailybeast.com/now-is-the-t...
Now Is the Time to Admit It, America: Trump Is a Dangerous, Lunatic Moron
If you can’t see it now, you’re the problem.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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helenbranswell.bsky.social
The number of confirmed #measles cases in South Carolina has hit an astonishing 558 in an outbreak that started in October. For context: that is more cases in 4 months than the entire US racked up most years in the past 30+ years. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Measles cases in South Carolina explode to 558, state officials say
South Carolina reported nearly 250 new measles cases this week, official figures showed on Friday, bringing the total of confirmed infections to 558 since October as the threat of a wider outbreak inc...
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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louisemclaughlin.bsky.social
I was let go from my day job. So until I get a new income I'm a full time author. So if you want to support an author my novels are 0.99 or you can sign up for my newsletter and get books for free.
Links in comments or bio.
Until then my cat is enjoying my book from her box.
#caturday #cats #sff
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
fmd17.bsky.social
It’s 5:30 am eastern time—anyone else’s Verizon still out? Our phones still show SOS.
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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ethanpfreedman.com
If you want to support local news in Pittsburgh in the wake of the Post-Gazette's closure, I recommend the @publicsource.org -- they do seriously good work and love the city
What this moment means for Pittsburgh’s news ecosystem — and our role in it
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will cease operations in May, and Pittsburgh City Paper has been shut down. Public Source is here for you.
www.publicsource.org
January 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
ForwardBlue facebook ad suggesting that people sign up with them to register for the next No Kings day, which they are not involved in.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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emilymbender.bsky.social
"The media has largely let [tech companies] set the terms of the debate, right down to the terminology used in any discussion of these systems."

From @nannainie.bsky.social & me in @techpolicypress.bsky.social on how to spot and resist anthropomorphizing language about so-called "AI".
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI' | TechPolicy.Press
We share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
www.techpolicy.press
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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alternatehistories.bsky.social
Okay shirts are available! $5 from the sale of each Abolish ICE shirts goes to @nilc.org and they're printed at a Union shop (Commonwealth Press) here in Pittsburgh. They'll ship in 2-3 weeks, maybe sooner.
alternatehistories.com/products/abo...
January 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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allinwithchris.bsky.social
Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmNt...
‘They decided on a narrative’: Hayes rips DHS ‘lies’ after deadly ICE shooting
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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xntl.info
While there is so much that is disturbing about this case study in the destruction of academic freedom, one high point is the refusal of the targeted professor to submit
Dear Dr. Sweet, I hereby submit my S 2026 syllabus for PHIL 111, Contemporary Moral Issues, for mandatory censorship review. The syllabus has not changed much since I last taught the course. I have made some minor adjustments to the module on Race and Gender Ideology and to the lecture on Sexual Morality. These topics are commonly covered in this type of course nationwide, and the material is discussed in depth in the assigned textbook (Fiala and MacKinnon, 10th edition). I also ask my students to read a few passages from Plato (Aristophanes' myth of the split humans and Diotima's Ladder of Love). Please note that my course does not "advocate" any ideology; I teach students how to structure and evaluate arguments commonly raised in discussions of contemporary moral issues. If you interpret System Rule 08.01 §2.1(b) as prohibiting these topics, I would like to remind you that the U.S. Constitution protects my course content. Texas A&M is a public institution bound by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has noted that academic freedom is "a special concern of the First Amendment, which does not tolerate laws that cast a pall of orthodoxy over the classroom" (Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603 [1967]). Another relevant precedent is Sweezy v. New Hampshire. Here is Chief Justice Earl Warren for the majority in 1957: "The essentiality of freedom in the community of American universities is almost self-evident. No one should underestimate the vital role in a democracy that is played by those who guide and train our youth. To impose any straitjacket upon the intellectual leaders in our colleges and universities would imperil the future of our Nation. No field of education is so thoroughly comprehended by man that new discoveries cannot yet be made. Particularly is that true in the social sciences, where few, if any, principles are accepted as absolutes. Scholarship cannot flourish in an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust. Teachers and stu
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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drspacejunk.bsky.social
Open Letter Denouncing the Lunar and Planetary Institute's Censorship of Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) abstracts (you can sign it)
🧪 #PlanetSci
Open letter - Denouncing LPI's Censorship of LPSC Abstracts
signatories.planetary-research.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
fmd17.bsky.social
Washington Post reports that people who cover or mar Dear Thin-skinned Leader’s face on the new national park pass may be accused of “fraud” and have to buy another pass. I guess they know that people will want to, um, get creative. Posting just a screen shot of the full story.
Photo of the new national park pass with George Washington & President Mugshot on it. Text says “Visitors to national parks who plan on covering President Donald Trump’s face on their 2026 entrance passes may face additional fees.”
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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libro.fm
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March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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mongabay.com
Craig, a famed super tusker from Amboseli, died of natural causes — a rarity today.

His life showed the impact of protection in Kenya, even as Africa’s elephant population has plunged. Progress exists, but habitat loss keeps their future uncertain.
What Craig’s long life reveals about elephant conservation
The death of a well-known wild animal is an odd kind of news. It is intimate, because so many people feel they have met the creature through photographs and video. It is also impersonal, because the…
news.mongabay.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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numb.comfortab.ly
I don't know why patriot Charlie Kirk deleted this patriotic tweet about patriotic buses busing patriots to DC on Jan 6th, but the Internet never forgets.

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This historic event will likely be one of the largest and most consequential in American history The team at @TrumpStudents & Turning Point Action are honored to help make this happen, sending 80+ buses full of patriots to DC to fight for this president
January 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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rnib.bsky.social
This is the energy everyone needs to take into 2026.

Two iPhone style sliders, like the ones where you turn reminders on and off. The slider at the bottom is black and set to an ‘Off’ position. It says “2025: No alt text.” The slider at the top is green and set to the ‘On’ position. It says: “2026: Adding alt text.”
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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ichnologist.bsky.social
Fantastic news for paleontology that the Paleontological Research Institute in Ithaca NY is staying open this year! Intensive fund-raising was successful & enough to pay off the mortgage for their building, helping to preserve this long-standing institution for national & international science. 🧪
January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM