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Jón Frímann

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Writer, Science, volcanoes, earthquakes, technology, radio communications. - Unfriendly to fascism and nazi of all types. English - Icelandic | Europe | AI is a scam https://icelandgeology.net - https://eldstod.com

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Jón Frímann @jonfr500.bsky.social · 23d

Strong earthquake in Hamarinn volcano in Iceland.

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Strong earthquake in Hamarinn volcano – Iceland geology

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15h

Here's another one! Someone was apparently printing out anti-James articles and giving them to the president, who then had photos taken of them so he could post them to TS?

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15h

ok i'm sorry and i'm honestly not trying to be petty but is this a photo of a printout of a web article

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 15h

Dude is a corrupt billionaire who looks like a half-baked cenobite but no the Antichrist is the young woman who just wants to stop genocide

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15h

The tech billionaire and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel says the antichrist is ... Greta Thunberg www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

While the rich get richer and Trump gives tax breaks to his billionaire buddies … federal workers and military members are lining up at food banks after missing one paycheque.

Many folks are only a few missed cheques away from homelessness.

We urgently need better social supports.

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 14h

Farage and his allies have a long history of being associated with Russian funding and trying to avoid scrutiny and investigation of it. This from 2015:

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 5h

England is now experiencing a significant COVID wave, after 10 months of relative quiet.

"If someone says they are in bed with flu, it’s almost certainly COVID, given that the number of people admitted to hospital for COVID last week was 50 times higher than the number admitted for flu!"

The chart shows weekly hospital COVID admissions per 100,000 population in the UK from May 2023 to September 29, 2025, based on UKHSA data.

Autumn 2023 peak reached around 6 per 100k.

Winter JN.1 peak followed early 2024 (~5 per 100k).

Several 2024 peaks occurred mid-year before dropping.

A 10-month stretch of low, stable levels lasted through late 2024 to mid-2025.

A new Sept 2025 wave shows a sharp upward climb approaching prior peak levels.

Source: UKHSA weekly surveillance report
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Chart by @chrischirp.bsky.social.

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 10h

It's part of why I wrote this piece, dipping into some of the pop culture aspects to highlight why carnivorous plants grow where they do. Amazing plants.

Carnivorous Plants Have Been Trapping Animals for Millions of Years. So Why Have They Never Grown Larger?

Plants that feed on meat and animal droppings have evolved at least ten times through evolutionary history

www.smithsonianmag.com

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 10h

they're just like little cartoon mouths sitting on the ground among the pine needles, like the things that eat that guy in the Dark Crystal miniseries

wild Venus Flytrap plants are very low to the ground, easily hidden among grass and leaf litter

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 11h

the main reason they don't last very long as houseplants is because they're adapted to weather the harsh and deadly North Carolina winters, so they get sick unless you put them in the fridge

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 11h

still amazing to me the number of movies, games, etc. which have Venus Flytrap-based creatures in some form compared to the actual native range of Venus Flytrap, which is like, the great untamed jungles of a few wet pine savannas in North Carolina

map illustrating the native range of Venus Flytrap plants, just a little half circle around coastal North and South Carolina in USA

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 20h

Donald Trump has a bigly problem with 'No', like most rapists.

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 20h

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 6h

WHO IS FIRING WHO??

The president cannot fire federal employees. He appoints a relatively small group of officials:

Cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, and some other political appointees (about 4k total).

Vought can’t either. Only within the OMB, which has roughly 500.

We still have laws, yes??

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h

It may be—for now—a mild form of fascism. Political opponents aren’t being jailed or shot, entire opposition media outlets aren’t being shuttered, and books aren’t being burned.

But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 8h

ICE seems ultra-rabid today after the felon was denied his wish. Hope everyone is safe.

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Jón Frímann @jonfr500.bsky.social · 5h

TikTok is and always has been part of the authoritarian censoring machine that is running globally. It should be treated as such and should never be trusted for anything.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5h

New Orwellianism just dropped

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 11h

Say no to drugs, kids

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10h

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 6h

Last week, COVID levels found in wastewater continued to rise in many European countries, reaching moderately high levels in some.

Trends in Covid activity as measured by wastewater monitoring by European country: Week ending Jan 5, 2024 to Oct 2, 2025.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

A chart titled “Last week, Covid levels found in wastewater continued to rise in many European countries, reaching moderately high levels in some.”

Subheading reads: “Trends in Covid activity as measured by wastewater monitoring by European country: Week ending Jan 5, 2024 to Oct 2, 2025.”

Six line graphs show wastewater trends for:

Germany: Large early 2024 spike (~150K), dip mid-year, rising again by Oct 2025.

Netherlands: Multiple peaks (~1.8K), renewed climb late 2025.

Denmark: Sharp surge to ~7.2K by Oct 2025.

Sweden: Repeated small waves up to ~12.

Austria: Moderate peaks near ~330, trending upward.

France: Very high early-2024 peak (~9.3K), rising again later 2025.

Source: Bob Hawkins Substack, data from National Wastewater Monitoring Sites, created with Datawrapper.
Link: https://bhawkins3.substack.com/p/covid-situation-report-oct-9-2025

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6h

The Kremlin was forced to postpone its summit with Arab leaders at the last minute because almost no one agreed to attend, — Bloomberg. Kremlin invited 22 Arab heads of state to the forum.

Hey, there’s Trump Gaza for grabs. No time.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 6h

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus.

Japan’s Health Ministry declared an influenza epidemic after 4,030 cases were reported in the week starting Sept 22, up 957 from the previous week.

135 schools closed amid outbreaks, three times higher than last year.

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus

The government has declared a nationwide flu epidemic, prompting calls for vaccinations and heightened vigilance

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Julian Ryall
Published: 8:00am, 8 Oct 2025 Updated: 11:50am, 8 Oct 2025

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Short Queen Dew 🇵🇸 🇨🇦 @shortqueendewie.bsky.social · 1d

Heyooo feminists of the world

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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