miscalex 🧭
@miscalex.bsky.social
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En rafraîchir mes compétences en français🇫🇷
Tá cúpla focal agam🇮🇪
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To be wise, one might have stayed at home at Summer Street!
Hiraeth & fernweh connoisseur
Wimsey-infatuated 🧐
social & material history ~ sighthounds
En rafraîchir mes compétences en français🇫🇷
Tá cúpla focal agam🇮🇪
YNWA ⚽️
🌻
To be wise, one might have stayed at home at Summer Street!
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@miscalex.bsky.social
· Oct 11
no idea how it took me so long to remember this evergreen banger
youtu.be/ac4E_UsmB1g?...
youtu.be/ac4E_UsmB1g?...
MUSE - WE ARE FUCKING FUCKED (Official Performance Video)
YouTube video by Muse
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Just going to alternate between pinning this one and Niyazov wiki until the grid shuts down, I guess
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After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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Daniel is local
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Daniel is local
Was just about to send myself into a time out (I can't mainline terrible things like I used to...) but this voicemail "transcription" push notification needed to be shared first
Sleeper agent activated! 🦦
Sleeper agent activated! 🦦
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Was just about to send myself into a time out (I can't mainline terrible things like I used to...) but this voicemail "transcription" push notification needed to be shared first
Sleeper agent activated! 🦦
Sleeper agent activated! 🦦
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THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR RABBIT PICTURES.
HERE IS A BRIEF TIMELINE CLEANSE.
HERE IS A BRIEF TIMELINE CLEANSE.
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR RABBIT PICTURES.
HERE IS A BRIEF TIMELINE CLEANSE.
HERE IS A BRIEF TIMELINE CLEANSE.
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what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
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"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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👇 read the whole thread
Minority rule and the breakdown of church and state has been on overdrive since Trump 1.0, and local and state politics is where people can fight back against U.S. authoritarianism.
Minority rule and the breakdown of church and state has been on overdrive since Trump 1.0, and local and state politics is where people can fight back against U.S. authoritarianism.
While most discussion of Christian nationalism focuses on things like Pete Hegseth’s crusader tattoos, one parent said, this is what it looks like at the local level—"when you’re controlling local school boards and passing policies that affect people directly in their local community.”
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
👇 read the whole thread
Minority rule and the breakdown of church and state has been on overdrive since Trump 1.0, and local and state politics is where people can fight back against U.S. authoritarianism.
Minority rule and the breakdown of church and state has been on overdrive since Trump 1.0, and local and state politics is where people can fight back against U.S. authoritarianism.
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Hey, get that flu shot. Knowing folks who are catching this current flu and it's kicking them in the teeth -- the shot will, worst case scenario, prevent it from taking you to the hospital or the morgue. It might knock it out quicker for you or even help you duck catching it. (Mask up, too.)
Yes, you can still get a flu shot. Tips for staying healthy with cases on the rise.
Yes, you can still get a flu shot. Tips for staying healthy as cases surge.
Maryland officials are urging all residents to get a flu shot as cases and hospitalizations have risen sharply nationwide.
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Hey, get that flu shot. Knowing folks who are catching this current flu and it's kicking them in the teeth -- the shot will, worst case scenario, prevent it from taking you to the hospital or the morgue. It might knock it out quicker for you or even help you duck catching it. (Mask up, too.)
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walking down to the Costco Surgery Center and asking the stocker in the aisle to explain the difference between the gall bladder and appendix removal cards i am supposed to take to the counter
BARTIROMO: What is the GOP's healthcare plan?
RICK SCOTT: Many times you can buy it way cheaper by just going directly to a doctor or a hospital or surgery center rather than going through the insurance product. Let them buy their own insurance.
RICK SCOTT: Many times you can buy it way cheaper by just going directly to a doctor or a hospital or surgery center rather than going through the insurance product. Let them buy their own insurance.
January 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
walking down to the Costco Surgery Center and asking the stocker in the aisle to explain the difference between the gall bladder and appendix removal cards i am supposed to take to the counter
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New in PN: Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
New in PN: Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
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We find that subclade K viruses are antigenically advanced; however, this year's flu vaccine surprisingly elicited antibodies in many individuals that efficiently recognized these viruses. The implications are clear: go get this year’s vaccine if you haven’t already!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Antibodies elicited by the 2025-2026 influenza vaccine in humans
A new H3N2 variant (named subclade K) possesses several key hemagglutinin substitutions and is circulating widely during the 2025-2026 influenza season. In this report, we completed experiments to det...
www.medrxiv.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
We find that subclade K viruses are antigenically advanced; however, this year's flu vaccine surprisingly elicited antibodies in many individuals that efficiently recognized these viruses. The implications are clear: go get this year’s vaccine if you haven’t already!
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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During Trump's first term, Russia offered to let the U.S. pursue interests in Venezuela in return for keeping Ukraine in its own sphere of influence, former Trump adviser, Fiona Hill said in 2019.
Hill's 2019 comments have resurfaced, as Trump attempts to strengthen control over Venezuela.
Hill's 2019 comments have resurfaced, as Trump attempts to strengthen control over Venezuela.
Russia offered to 'swap' Venezuela for Ukraine in 2019, Trump adviser testimony claims
Former Trump adviser Fiona Hill's congressional testimony resurfaced after the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Hill claimed Moscow sent signals proposing a "very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela a...
kyivindependent.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
During Trump's first term, Russia offered to let the U.S. pursue interests in Venezuela in return for keeping Ukraine in its own sphere of influence, former Trump adviser, Fiona Hill said in 2019.
Hill's 2019 comments have resurfaced, as Trump attempts to strengthen control over Venezuela.
Hill's 2019 comments have resurfaced, as Trump attempts to strengthen control over Venezuela.
Good news everyone! looks like the 12 Monkeys TV series is available again, streaming on Prime. Great show that I inexplicably chose to watch for the first time during Covid lockdown. Maybe now's time for a revisit...right after I finish Man in the High Castle🙃🫠
Zero stress, doesn't resonate at ALL
Zero stress, doesn't resonate at ALL
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Good news everyone! looks like the 12 Monkeys TV series is available again, streaming on Prime. Great show that I inexplicably chose to watch for the first time during Covid lockdown. Maybe now's time for a revisit...right after I finish Man in the High Castle🙃🫠
Zero stress, doesn't resonate at ALL
Zero stress, doesn't resonate at ALL
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ICYMI: Texas A&M admin is requiring a faculty member to either remove *Plato* from their syllabus for being too woke
or
be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am
or
be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
ICYMI: Texas A&M admin is requiring a faculty member to either remove *Plato* from their syllabus for being too woke
or
be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am
or
be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
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This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1926 teal silk velvet dress with Moorish inspired glass beading and metallic thread embellishment. It was designed by the French fashion house of Callot Soeurs. The Robert & Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection. #fashionhistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1926 teal silk velvet dress with Moorish inspired glass beading and metallic thread embellishment. It was designed by the French fashion house of Callot Soeurs. The Robert & Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection. #fashionhistory
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This is murderous. Meningitis can kill a kid in 24 hours and it is a horrible death. Survival is often accompanied by disfigurement and brain damage and the vaccines are highly effective and safe.
In a just society RFK, Jr. would be imprisoned for life, for this.
www.meningitis.org/about-mening...
In a just society RFK, Jr. would be imprisoned for life, for this.
www.meningitis.org/about-mening...
January 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This is murderous. Meningitis can kill a kid in 24 hours and it is a horrible death. Survival is often accompanied by disfigurement and brain damage and the vaccines are highly effective and safe.
In a just society RFK, Jr. would be imprisoned for life, for this.
www.meningitis.org/about-mening...
In a just society RFK, Jr. would be imprisoned for life, for this.
www.meningitis.org/about-mening...
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Once a progressive check on state policies, the Florida Supreme Court is now a conservative weapon remade by Governor DeSantis. All seven justices are Republican appointees, five chosen by DeSantis himself.
Floridians Restricted Gerrymandering. Their Justices Are Retreating on Enforcing That.
Florida’s supreme court blessed the 2022 GOP gerrymander, weakening a key provision of the voter-approved Fair Districts Amendments. Governor DeSantis wants to take advantage.
boltsmag.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Once a progressive check on state policies, the Florida Supreme Court is now a conservative weapon remade by Governor DeSantis. All seven justices are Republican appointees, five chosen by DeSantis himself.
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On this day in 1974: “[Permanent Daylight Saving Time] doesn’t get me out of bed with any more vim and vigor, just an awful hour early… Congress has no right to legislate us out of bed an hour earlier…”
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
On this day in 1974: “[Permanent Daylight Saving Time] doesn’t get me out of bed with any more vim and vigor, just an awful hour early… Congress has no right to legislate us out of bed an hour earlier…”
I was just telling someone that Where Is My Husband is a musical descendent of Crazy In Love, & now that I know that came out over 20 years ago, I am inconsolable😱 On the "bright" side, it's pretty obvious why I should not expect to still have the same lifestyle as in the dancing to Beyoncé days...
a woman in a plaid shirt says that 's bullshirt
ALT: a woman in a plaid shirt says that 's bullshirt
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was just telling someone that Where Is My Husband is a musical descendent of Crazy In Love, & now that I know that came out over 20 years ago, I am inconsolable😱 On the "bright" side, it's pretty obvious why I should not expect to still have the same lifestyle as in the dancing to Beyoncé days...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Archduke Franz Ferdinand posing as a mummy on a trip to Cairo (1896). 📷 google images
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Archduke Franz Ferdinand posing as a mummy on a trip to Cairo (1896). 📷 google images