Quiet Spider
@mothern8r.bsky.social
Love my family, astronomy, gardening, and dogs.
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As Twitter's new geolocation tool started to reveal accounts’ information, the effect was like watching the Scooby Doo kids pull one disguise after another from the villain of the week.
Hilarious and alarming though it all was, it's just the latest indication of one of the site’s oldest problems.
Hilarious and alarming though it all was, it's just the latest indication of one of the site’s oldest problems.
Twitter's foreign influence problem is nothing new
The platform's just-debuted geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As Twitter's new geolocation tool started to reveal accounts’ information, the effect was like watching the Scooby Doo kids pull one disguise after another from the villain of the week.
Hilarious and alarming though it all was, it's just the latest indication of one of the site’s oldest problems.
Hilarious and alarming though it all was, it's just the latest indication of one of the site’s oldest problems.
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
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This is a crazy story:
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
2 lawsuits seek return of Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Friday that the state is filing a lawsuit to force the federal government to return a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport. Lincoln County and t...
www.opb.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is a crazy story:
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.
The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Senator ( Captain) Mark Kelly has spent his entire life serving our country. He earned the Superior Service Medal,Combat Star, Gold Naval Aviator Wings, - he flew 5000 combat hours, he holds the record for most time in outer space.
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Senator ( Captain) Mark Kelly has spent his entire life serving our country. He earned the Superior Service Medal,Combat Star, Gold Naval Aviator Wings, - he flew 5000 combat hours, he holds the record for most time in outer space.
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I just remembered the first time I heard of Pete Hegseth www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years'
Harvard and Princeton graduate Pete Hegseth says germs don't exist because he can't see them.
www.bbc.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I just remembered the first time I heard of Pete Hegseth www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
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• MedSky •
What helped stop a pandemic might now prevent permanent disability from snakebites: researchers test mRNA injections that, in lab and mouse studies, protect muscle from venom when given before exposure.
What helped stop a pandemic might now prevent permanent disability from snakebites: researchers test mRNA injections that, in lab and mouse studies, protect muscle from venom when given before exposure.
COVID vaccine tech could limit snakebite venom damage
The same technology used in COVID-19 vaccines could help prevent muscle damage from snakebites, according to a study published in Trends in Biotechnology.
phys.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
• MedSky •
What helped stop a pandemic might now prevent permanent disability from snakebites: researchers test mRNA injections that, in lab and mouse studies, protect muscle from venom when given before exposure.
What helped stop a pandemic might now prevent permanent disability from snakebites: researchers test mRNA injections that, in lab and mouse studies, protect muscle from venom when given before exposure.
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It is very hard to overstate the evil of the fossil fuel industry.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
U.N. climate talks fizzle out 10 years after Paris accord
Nearly 200 countries at the U.N. climate summit reached a deal that didn’t include a road map to curtail use of fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It is very hard to overstate the evil of the fossil fuel industry.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
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Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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Absolutely not the point of the story but what the fuck are they trying to pass off as pizza in Kansas? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Absolutely not the point of the story but what the fuck are they trying to pass off as pizza in Kansas? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Congrats to Dick Cheney on being reincarnated.
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Congrats to Dick Cheney on being reincarnated.
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See? Just like Brett said. A temporary inconvenience and then all's well!
America 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
See? Just like Brett said. A temporary inconvenience and then all's well!
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Just as congressional Republicans are starting to show a little spine, new polling shows that a decent-sized chunk of the GOP supports the idea. A third of Republicans say that Congress has ceded too much power to the president.
Trump had a bad week. Fox News polling suggests things are going to get worse.
The president’s own party might finally be willing to hold him to account.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Just as congressional Republicans are starting to show a little spine, new polling shows that a decent-sized chunk of the GOP supports the idea. A third of Republicans say that Congress has ceded too much power to the president.
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Had some additional thoughts on the sedition thing that I felt compelled to jot down. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
So, we’re just moving on from the sedition-execution thing?
It's quite tidy how the whole thing worked out, in a way. Democratic members of Congress, recognizing that President Trump would be more than happy to dispatch the military to aid his political object...
www.pbump.net
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Had some additional thoughts on the sedition thing that I felt compelled to jot down. www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...
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Most Americans — and a third of Republicans — are worried about the balance of powers tipping too much toward the White House. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Most Americans — and a third of Republicans — are worried about the balance of powers tipping too much toward the White House. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
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Wrote about the time when Trump said some Democrats should be executed, whenever that was.
So, we’re just moving on from the sedition-execution thing?
It's quite tidy how the whole thing worked out, in a way. Democratic members of Congress, recognizing that President Trump would be more than happy to dispatch the military to aid his political object...
www.pbump.net
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wrote about the time when Trump said some Democrats should be executed, whenever that was.
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Change in the number of ICE detainees at identified "threat levels" from October 2024 vs. November 2025.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Change in the number of ICE detainees at identified "threat levels" from October 2024 vs. November 2025.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/ample-exampl...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/ample-exampl...
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The irony of these people complaining about the invented dangers of immigrants and then welcoming brain pollution from overseas hustlers.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The irony of these people complaining about the invented dangers of immigrants and then welcoming brain pollution from overseas hustlers.
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Not to excuse this at all, but a lot of these people legitimately believe the lies about election fraud and probably rationalize their actions as a result. The danger isn’t just that you get a Jan. 6.
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Not to excuse this at all, but a lot of these people legitimately believe the lies about election fraud and probably rationalize their actions as a result. The danger isn’t just that you get a Jan. 6.
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It is a sobering thought to realize that we're watching the leaders of American universities determine whether critical thinking-- and by extension, the #humanities --are still worthwhile investments.
Who invests in critical thinking and who invests in an AI chatbot to help you think will be really telling.
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It is a sobering thought to realize that we're watching the leaders of American universities determine whether critical thinking-- and by extension, the #humanities --are still worthwhile investments.
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So…Peloton? There is the riding of course, but also 8 zillion strength and yoga programs. The lease option is less than a gym in big cities and you can make it as social or as introverted an experience as you like…
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
So…Peloton? There is the riding of course, but also 8 zillion strength and yoga programs. The lease option is less than a gym in big cities and you can make it as social or as introverted an experience as you like…