FMD17
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I like science & braille & food & cats & books. And large plaster statues of yeti.
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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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September 1, 1939
I sit in one of the dives
poets.org
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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“…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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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.

newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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"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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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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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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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
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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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
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.
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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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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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.

web.archive.org/web/20210107...
January 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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This is the energy everyone needs to take into 2026.

December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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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