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University physics lecturer and Associate Dean, Learning. Physics demystifier. Supporter of girls and women in physics. CAP Teaching Medal 2018, 3MNTF 2023. She/her Ph.D.
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Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social · Nov 13
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physgal.bsky.social
It's so hard to believe this is real, but it looks that way.

(Also, where is that podium vs. lectern account that called me out last month...LOL)
scottedelman.bsky.social Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 2d
Since some out there felt the photos going around of puppy-killer Kristi Noem at a podium bearing the Fascist slogan (later put into practice by the Nazis) ONE OF OURS ALL OF YOURS had to have been an AI manipulation, here's an AP photograph of that loathsome person promoting those loathsome words.
Kristi Noem speaking at a podium with the words ONE OF OURS ALL OF YOURS while surrounded by four others, several in uniform.
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
physgal.bsky.social
Hugs to everyone in Minneapolis. Please stay safe. Good night.
a penguin with a heart and the words sending a penguin hug above it
Alt: a penguin being slingshotted towards you and the words sending a penguin hug above it
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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astrokatie.com
We are at the “Minnesotans are spray painting their broiler pans for body armor” stage of the fight
joeyneverjoe.bsky.social Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 15h
@statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewing this woman in Minneapolis right now who said she came out of her home, wearing whatever she could grab to protect herself from ICE agents. You do what you can, with what you got.
A woman wearing a neon yellow beanie. A gas mask respirator around their face. A metal broiling pan with pink electrical tape that says ICE Out
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
physgal.bsky.social
This man could have been VP. Sigh.
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
physgal.bsky.social
Iranians are facing mass arrests, killings and torture for demanding a better future. Now the regime plans to start executing those arrested. The least we can do is raise our voice in solidarity with the protesters: Join this open letter for diplomatic pressure, and the sovereignty of people in Iran
Iran: Will they start executing people today?
Over 2,000 murdered - and today, the regime plans to start executions. Governments everywhere need to massively up the pressure to stop the killings.
secure.avaaz.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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jentaub.bsky.social
Quiet, piggy
mmfa.bsky.social Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 1d
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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billcorbett.bsky.social
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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atrupar.com
This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
noturtlesoup17.bsky.social amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.

Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
physgal.bsky.social
If you need a moment of Zen amongst the madness, you can watch a Hawaiian volcano steaming away here:
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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ziibiing.com
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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laurajedeed.bsky.social
A few months ago, ICE hired me

I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable

And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"

My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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gaykwon.bsky.social
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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pftompkins.bsky.social
LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
Post from Nextdoor: “ICE ALERT! They are pulling people out of their cars at COSTCO Atwater!” Screenshot of a text: “there have been multiple sightings of ice agents in Atwater today please spread the words - they've been at Costco, goodwill, North Atwater Village”
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store? arstechnica.com/google/2026/...
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.
arstechnica.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
physgal.bsky.social
LOL
wilmcmillen.bsky.social Wil McMillen @wilmcmillen.bsky.social · 3d
Oh my god this lady rules. I love this.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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marc-fischer.bsky.social
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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thiccreese.bsky.social
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.

My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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angryblacklady.blacksky.app
Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
physgal.bsky.social
How is this legal?
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 3d
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis

The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway

They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
#IceOutNow
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
physgal.bsky.social
Oh hell no.
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d
Anthropic head of life sciences: “you can integrate all of your personal information together with your medical records and your insurance records, and have Claude as the orchestrator and be able to navigate the whole thing and simplify it for you.”
Anthropic joins OpenAI's push into health care with new Claude tools
Anthropic’s new offerings allow users and providers to work with medical data, mimicking similar moves by OpenAI.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
And I’m gonna "like" this post every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#Justice4theVictims_NOW
mjfree.bsky.social Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 4d
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY MADURO & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM