poodlefax
@poodlefax.bsky.social
bugs, birds and stuff
democracy aspirant
trying not to play in D minor
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democracy aspirant
trying not to play in D minor
alt-text for banner photo: Earth's blue sky with a white contrail that appears to be vortex shedding
alt-text for personal photo: a tan hard-shelled dragonfly w/two arms up as if amused
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A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
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They really don’t want to be held accountable for anything.
BREAKING: DC Circuit, 2-1, temporarily halts Judge Boasberg's plan for contempt hearing re Alien Enemies Act deportations that may have violated his order. Majority Rao/Walker (Trump). Dissent: Childs (Biden). Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
CADCBoasbergStay121225
www.documentcloud.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
They really don’t want to be held accountable for anything.
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The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
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Okay here's the thing
Impeachment does not, in principle, require extensive factual hearings
Hearings are for when relevant facts are in dispute!!
Impeachment does not, in principle, require extensive factual hearings
Hearings are for when relevant facts are in dispute!!
Significant statement from Jeffries and House Democratic leaders saying they will vote “present” on the motion to table Al Green’s resolution to impeach President Trump. They say they’re “laser-focused on fighting to lower the high cost of living” plus on health care and corruption.
December 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Okay here's the thing
Impeachment does not, in principle, require extensive factual hearings
Hearings are for when relevant facts are in dispute!!
Impeachment does not, in principle, require extensive factual hearings
Hearings are for when relevant facts are in dispute!!
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it is my sincere hope that the good and hopeful people of this land will spit forcefully this government out through its teeth with the velocity of a watermelon seed.
From a friend: “Someone I know had a meeting with a Trump agriculture transition team member. This person said surely you’re not going to impose tariffs on food imports. He responded why wouldn’t we? And my person said: because about 30% of the food Americans regularly consume cannot be grown here…”
November 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM
it is my sincere hope that the good and hopeful people of this land will spit forcefully this government out through its teeth with the velocity of a watermelon seed.
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Judge Xinis: “Respondents SHALL release Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately”
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Judge Xinis: “Respondents SHALL release Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately”
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Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ ameliorates myocarditis in preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination revealed a targetable CXCL10–IFN-γ axis that drives cytokine-induced cardiac injury.
www.science.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Covid mRNA vaccines have a rare link to myocarditis adverse events (~30 cases per million 2nd doses).
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Extensive work in mice shows two inflammation mediators that appear to be the mediators and a plant-derived anti-inflammatory (genistein) that blocks it
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Holy crap....this is a Pumpkin toadlet and it is the best
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Holy crap....this is a Pumpkin toadlet and it is the best
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I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.
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A #KelpGull, ( #LarusDominicanus ) elegantly hovers above as it searches for a nibble.
#Photohour #EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdsofBlueSky #Flyday #PhotographsUnited #Wildlife #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#Photohour #EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdsofBlueSky #Flyday #PhotographsUnited #Wildlife #PhotographersOfBlueSky
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A #KelpGull, ( #LarusDominicanus ) elegantly hovers above as it searches for a nibble.
#Photohour #EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdsofBlueSky #Flyday #PhotographsUnited #Wildlife #PhotographersOfBlueSky
#Photohour #EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdsofBlueSky #Flyday #PhotographsUnited #Wildlife #PhotographersOfBlueSky
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So, I'm trying out a thing.
Feedback is welcome.
If enough people like it, I might do it again...
youtube.com/shorts/ptJ66...
Feedback is welcome.
If enough people like it, I might do it again...
youtube.com/shorts/ptJ66...
The ICECAST December 11, 2025 #shorts
YouTube video by JJ in DC
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
So, I'm trying out a thing.
Feedback is welcome.
If enough people like it, I might do it again...
youtube.com/shorts/ptJ66...
Feedback is welcome.
If enough people like it, I might do it again...
youtube.com/shorts/ptJ66...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Once you know certain truths, you cannot unknow them."
"We can act on our strongest convictions that dehumanization anywhere is unacceptable because we are all bearers of the image of God."
Check out my latest article with @faithandleadership.bsky.social
faithandleadership.com/i-was-slamme...
Check out my latest article with @faithandleadership.bsky.social
faithandleadership.com/i-was-slamme...
I was slammed to the ground and arrested outside an ICE facility. It was a holy experience.
Internment sites are being operated across the country, writes a Chicago pastor. What we do with this knowledge tells us everything about the Christians we are.
faithandleadership.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"Once you know certain truths, you cannot unknow them."
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“The U.S. says it wants a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ —
while demanding access to five years of your tweets before you can enter the country.”
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12...
while demanding access to five years of your tweets before you can enter the country.”
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12...
U.S. may require tourists to disclose social media history to customs
The U.S. is planning to require all foreign tourists to disclose five years of their social media history under a new proposal for enhanced border security.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“The U.S. says it wants a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ —
while demanding access to five years of your tweets before you can enter the country.”
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12...
while demanding access to five years of your tweets before you can enter the country.”
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12...
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Little Sadie (acoustic) - Grateful Dead - 10-31-1980 Radio City, NY set1-03
YouTube video by LoloYodel
music.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Onthophagus rangifer, one of the most extraordinary horned dung beetles you might ever see. From a baited pitfall trap near Skukuza on our #MSc #Wildlife #Conservation field course in the #Kruger park. #HullWildlifeConservation #insects #coleoptera #wildlifephotography @uniofhull.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Onthophagus rangifer, one of the most extraordinary horned dung beetles you might ever see. From a baited pitfall trap near Skukuza on our #MSc #Wildlife #Conservation field course in the #Kruger park. #HullWildlifeConservation #insects #coleoptera #wildlifephotography @uniofhull.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
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Under this new proposal, if you're a European who wants to visit New York City for a vacation, you now have to turn over a TON of information to the United States government, which they will keep forever.
The days of just showing a passport will be long gone.
The days of just showing a passport will be long gone.
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Under this new proposal, if you're a European who wants to visit New York City for a vacation, you now have to turn over a TON of information to the United States government, which they will keep forever.
The days of just showing a passport will be long gone.
The days of just showing a passport will be long gone.
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JUST IN: It appears Democrats will win the mayor's office in Miami.
This would be a flip from GOP.
It's not final yet, but Democrat Eileen Higgins is up 61% to 39% as the first 23K ballots are counted. That's *the majority of votes cast*, & Election Day is no less Democratic today.
More soon!
This would be a flip from GOP.
It's not final yet, but Democrat Eileen Higgins is up 61% to 39% as the first 23K ballots are counted. That's *the majority of votes cast*, & Election Day is no less Democratic today.
More soon!
December 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
JUST IN: It appears Democrats will win the mayor's office in Miami.
This would be a flip from GOP.
It's not final yet, but Democrat Eileen Higgins is up 61% to 39% as the first 23K ballots are counted. That's *the majority of votes cast*, & Election Day is no less Democratic today.
More soon!
This would be a flip from GOP.
It's not final yet, but Democrat Eileen Higgins is up 61% to 39% as the first 23K ballots are counted. That's *the majority of votes cast*, & Election Day is no less Democratic today.
More soon!
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Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar is a handsome Pyrrhuloxia portrait from June 🪶
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar is a handsome Pyrrhuloxia portrait from June 🪶
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'Shallow Bays, Hanging Gardens' (Obelus, 2022) -- Taking in the Splendid & Spacial Scenery at James Bond Island, Phang Nga National Park, Southern Thailand
#RockinTuesday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
#RockinTuesday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
'Shallow Bays, Hanging Gardens' (Obelus, 2022) -- Taking in the Splendid & Spacial Scenery at James Bond Island, Phang Nga National Park, Southern Thailand
#RockinTuesday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
#RockinTuesday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
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Anyone telling Jason that Avi is the maverick singularly brave enough to ask the bold questions and challenge a stagnant field hasn’t met Jason or read any of the mountain of papers/work he’s produced. I dabble, hoping to do my small part. Jason is the preeminent scholar on SETI currently, IMO
Some have argued to me strongly that even if Loeb is wrong, he’s getting people interested in 3I/ATLAS and that’s a good thing for science.
But Loeb isn't just wrong, he's recklessly following an old playbook that got 39 people killed in 1997.
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
But Loeb isn't just wrong, he's recklessly following an old playbook that got 39 people killed in 1997.
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
Loeb’s Behavior is Reckless
I’ve largely ignored Loeb for the past few weeks. When he started in on his 3I/ATLAS thing, there were plenty of mainstream media outlets willing to give his claims a wide and credulous platform, and ...
sites.psu.edu
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Anyone telling Jason that Avi is the maverick singularly brave enough to ask the bold questions and challenge a stagnant field hasn’t met Jason or read any of the mountain of papers/work he’s produced. I dabble, hoping to do my small part. Jason is the preeminent scholar on SETI currently, IMO
Indistinguishable from a coordinated attack on the United States.
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, the GSA Regional Office Building, and the Liberty Loan Building
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Indistinguishable from a coordinated attack on the United States.
This is awesome!!
godspeed and good fortune Representative Crockett.
We'll help however we can.
godspeed and good fortune Representative Crockett.
We'll help however we can.
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is awesome!!
godspeed and good fortune Representative Crockett.
We'll help however we can.
godspeed and good fortune Representative Crockett.
We'll help however we can.