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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

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Patrick Randolph-Quinney @kabweprq.bsky.social · 4h

a bald man is sitting in a chair with his hands folded and clapping .

ALT: a bald man is sitting in a chair with his hands folded and clapping .

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Patrick Randolph-Quinney @kabweprq.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. And on Norway too. And probably Swede. Given how petty and dimwitted Trump is I wouldn't put anything past the thin-skinned shitebag.

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Patrick Randolph-Quinney @kabweprq.bsky.social · 5h

Also...a magnificent "fuck you, you orange jizz stain" from the Nobel Committee. Expect retaliation from President Tiny Hands.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5h

They're going to put an enormous lawsuit magnet in the sky.
mastodon.social/@sundogplane...

Prof. Sam Lawler (@[email protected])

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disas...

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 23h

A professor is threatened online, has his flight canceled mysteriously, and this is all his university has to say:

“Rutgers University is committed to providing a secure environment (...) where all members of our community can share their opinions without fear of intimidation or harassment,

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Pontus Skoglund @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social · 23h

PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below!

We work on:
📜 Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
📈 Natural selection and trait genetics
🐺 Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
🦠 Ancient pathogen genomics
💀 Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 8d

Motivated graduates with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science are invited to apply to our 4-year fully funded PhD programme.

Apply by 05 November 2025

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

PhD students

Our PhD programme attracts the brightest scientific minds and is an opportunity for talented people to embark on their career in biomedical research.

www.crick.ac.uk

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Polarsprite 🧚‍♂️ @polarsprite.bsky.social · 10d

Passive aggressive level 100 this is how we roll in the PNW 🤣 Protesters in Portland are going ice fishing with donuts as bait on fishing polls, holding dance offs in front of ICE barricades in goofy costumes and just being incredibly annoying to ICE there's no violence from protesters whatsoever.

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 1d

#whalewednesday The spectacular early toothed whale Xenorophus sloanii from the Oligocene (~28 mya) of South Carolina! This is a critical transitional fossil, known from about a dozen skulls and partial skeletons. Read more about Xenorophus here on my blog: coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-...

A black and white skeletal reconstruction of Xenorophus sloanii, and a pair of photos of the skull and neck vertebrae of the best known specimen in top and side view.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

It should be universally recognized by every American-on all sides of the political spectrum-that no president can take away freedom of speech

After all, it’s the bedrock of our democratic system

But-sadly-with the corrupt MAGA Supreme Court

It sure feels like our rights are no longer guaranteed

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"While ICE is invading immigrant neighborhoods and kidnapping people by the thousands, the fact that a hugely popular artist would sing in Spanish at the Super Bowl is a sign that America is still a polyglot nation. And that is unacceptable." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

www.publicnotice.co

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

kinda wild how we're leaping straight to late Ceausescu

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 2d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Nationwide protests against Trump and the rise of fascism are taking place on Saturday, Oct. 18.

You can find a local protest here:

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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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is his attempt to muscle the Supreme Court.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I can create peace with tariffs. I'm using them for a lot of different reasons. If that power was taken away, it would be a terrible terrible day for our country. I would say many of the things I've done could be eradicated ... these are enemies of the country that are pursuing that lawsuit"

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat
Pentagon Claims Little Red Vessel Working With ‘Narco-Terrorists’

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 3d

New Yorker cartoons nail it again.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

It was a blunt 31-page opinion issued by a judge Trump appointed to the bench in his first term in office declaring that Trump’s effort to federalize Oregon National Guard troops likely “exceeded his statutory authority” and likely violated the Tenth Amendment.

Law Dork on Saturday’s TRO:

Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard mobilization in Oregon

"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is appealing.

www.lawdork.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4d

ICE Protest sign in Chicago this weekend.

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 5d

All of our vice chancellors should be out there pushing for an end to tuition fees and a properly funded sector. He’s right - he did go to uni for free as did many folks of his age. Time to roll that ladder back down.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

University boss wants 'free' education for British students - BBC News

The University of Portsmouth vice-chancellor says many students "can't survive" with current costs.

www.bbc.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d

Just when you thought Keir Starmer's Labour Party couldn't get more illiberal, or more like the Tories...
"Change", my left foot.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

www.theguardian.com

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