Le Cagle
@lecagle.bsky.social
Feminist. Rhetoric: science, environment, tech comm, disability. really worried about climate change. she/her. Praxis or GTFO.
Yes, it's Cagle. No, please don't call me Lauren.
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Yes, it's Cagle. No, please don't call me Lauren.
send dog pics (alt text a must)
nothing here reps my employer
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Le Cagle
@lecagle.bsky.social
· Oct 13
The mountains are underwater and fascism is on the rise, so I recommend going ahead and getting that divorce you've been thinking about.
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shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
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Indeed
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Indeed
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Look. I know these women so well. I’ve been lucky enough to sit and listen in hundreds of conversations with them. And still, this one blew me away. IT IS SO GOOD. My goodness.
If you've been a listener to BIAD for any amount of time, you know @brendaelsey.bsky.social LOVES Bad Bunny and @amirarose.bsky.social LOVES Puerto Rico. So, what a joy to have them talking about Bad Bunny's halftime show and its celebration of Puerto Rican culture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1s...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Look. I know these women so well. I’ve been lucky enough to sit and listen in hundreds of conversations with them. And still, this one blew me away. IT IS SO GOOD. My goodness.
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Quartz undergoes a phase transition and increases its volume by ~0.4% at 573°C. The concern: concrete used to build the simulator would get hot enough for quartz to repeatedly undergo the reversible phase transition and over time, cause the concrete to disintegrate. We suggested basalt.
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Quartz undergoes a phase transition and increases its volume by ~0.4% at 573°C. The concern: concrete used to build the simulator would get hot enough for quartz to repeatedly undergo the reversible phase transition and over time, cause the concrete to disintegrate. We suggested basalt.
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The bit about quartz reminds me of one of the oddest public info requests I received decades ago at the NM state geological survey: sources of low quartz aggregate for concrete in the Large Blast Thermal Simulator at White Sands Missile Range.
Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
Why curling rocks come from just two spots on Earth
The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so special?
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The bit about quartz reminds me of one of the oddest public info requests I received decades ago at the NM state geological survey: sources of low quartz aggregate for concrete in the Large Blast Thermal Simulator at White Sands Missile Range.
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My god.
I keep rereading this paragraph expecting the words to change
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
My god.
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What is this? It’s not even an attempt at spin. If Colin Jost said “The jobs report is bad because we’re deporting the people with jobs” on Weekend Update, you would correctly identify this as a joke.
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
What is this? It’s not even an attempt at spin. If Colin Jost said “The jobs report is bad because we’re deporting the people with jobs” on Weekend Update, you would correctly identify this as a joke.
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Bluesky, we have a big story coming out tomorrow that I hope you’ll all read and share. The team has been working on it for over a year. Stay tuned.
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Bluesky, we have a big story coming out tomorrow that I hope you’ll all read and share. The team has been working on it for over a year. Stay tuned.
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What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
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anytime Baylor and sexual assault pops up, I always think about the different women Dan and I talked to, sometimes in their apartments, sometimes in coffee shops, the ones we saw speak publicly about their assaults at a campus event or in court, the ones whose voices shook, the ones who were stoic
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
anytime Baylor and sexual assault pops up, I always think about the different women Dan and I talked to, sometimes in their apartments, sometimes in coffee shops, the ones we saw speak publicly about their assaults at a campus event or in court, the ones whose voices shook, the ones who were stoic
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I've been hearing people who are witnessing the impacts of AI on coding saying, "Aside from physical labor, the thing people should be focusing on is...mmm...I don't know what to call it..."
...and then they haltingly describe a liberal arts education.
...and then they haltingly describe a liberal arts education.
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I've been hearing people who are witnessing the impacts of AI on coding saying, "Aside from physical labor, the thing people should be focusing on is...mmm...I don't know what to call it..."
...and then they haltingly describe a liberal arts education.
...and then they haltingly describe a liberal arts education.
💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 love this
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 love this
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Public service at its best
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Public service at its best
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Oh hey, flat funding science agencies doesn’t mean flat funding actual science
Holy shit—a terrible waste of $$
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’ - KFF Health News
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to d...
kffhealthnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Oh hey, flat funding science agencies doesn’t mean flat funding actual science
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Abolish ICE/DHS
"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."
Feds zip-tied a 14-year-old girl during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Abolish ICE/DHS
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First understood this when I was catapulted into the Big Green grasstops and nothing made sense up there. It took six more years to build the credibility and network to be able to do something else and that's how we made @publicgrids.org. We're making the future this piece wants to see.
this is excellent, and broadly relevant well outside of environmentalism open.substack.com/pub/drlennec...
I Said Environmentalism Was Out of Ideas. I Was Wrong. It's Worse.
How the people fighting for the planet lost touch with the people living on it
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
First understood this when I was catapulted into the Big Green grasstops and nothing made sense up there. It took six more years to build the credibility and network to be able to do something else and that's how we made @publicgrids.org. We're making the future this piece wants to see.
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"Fund organizers [who] are building electoral power around energy costs, not convenings about energy policy." LFG 😃
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Fund organizers [who] are building electoral power around energy costs, not convenings about energy policy." LFG 😃
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Environmentalism isn't out of ideas: it's full of neoliberals who oppose any politics that isn't about free market fundamentalism at every. single. step. It's not just at the top, it's really a shared belief living in people's hearts. Undoing that is hard work, and often requires a rupture of a sort
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Environmentalism isn't out of ideas: it's full of neoliberals who oppose any politics that isn't about free market fundamentalism at every. single. step. It's not just at the top, it's really a shared belief living in people's hearts. Undoing that is hard work, and often requires a rupture of a sort
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this is my exact age:
but i am le tired
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
this is my exact age:
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Well have a nap and THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Well have a nap and THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!
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To continue my newfound interest in curling.
Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
Why curling rocks come from just two spots on Earth
The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so special?
www.scientificamerican.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
To continue my newfound interest in curling.
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Okay, so ...
but i am le tired
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Okay, so ...
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Application review officially begins on Valentine's Day, come check us out and see if you'd be a good fit: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/614...
Dewey belong together? (Yes, there are still some collections in Dewey) #SpecCollJobs
Dewey belong together? (Yes, there are still some collections in Dewey) #SpecCollJobs
Special Collections and Rare Books Cataloging Librarian
The University of Kentucky Libraries is vital to fulfilling the goals of enhancing and expanding the university’s research enterprise, and we are looking for an experienced, collaborative, proactive, ...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Application review officially begins on Valentine's Day, come check us out and see if you'd be a good fit: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/614...
Dewey belong together? (Yes, there are still some collections in Dewey) #SpecCollJobs
Dewey belong together? (Yes, there are still some collections in Dewey) #SpecCollJobs
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i appreciate everyone pointing out the minimal immediately practical impact of the repeal of the endangerment finding but a bunch of smart lawyers/scientists having to spend hundreds of hours and pages of briefing to be like 'our contention your honor is that climate change is real' is a loss
February 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
i appreciate everyone pointing out the minimal immediately practical impact of the repeal of the endangerment finding but a bunch of smart lawyers/scientists having to spend hundreds of hours and pages of briefing to be like 'our contention your honor is that climate change is real' is a loss