AppliedNewtonianOnEarth
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Hi @bsky.app @support.bsky.team I really liked when I joined how nearly all pictures had AltText. I liked how I could set a reminder to add it. I don't usually need it, but, I like to make it easy for others. Can the default be to need it and someone has to go into settings to turn the reminder off?
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Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
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When you call your senators‘ offices, the SAVE Act is HR 7296, the House majority passed it today, the Senate must stop it.
Yep, that should be included in all articles about bills. The SAVE act is HR 7296. www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...
www.congress.gov
February 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
When you call your senators‘ offices, the SAVE Act is HR 7296, the House majority passed it today, the Senate must stop it.
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Drive. That. Wedge.
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Drive. That. Wedge.
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Hey, can we get some more news out of Saint Paul re: this?
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Hey, can we get some more news out of Saint Paul re: this?
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So the squeeze is on and I need to raise $300 in two days. If you can help out please 🫶🏿🫶🏿 cash.app/$Junemo41
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
So the squeeze is on and I need to raise $300 in two days. If you can help out please 🫶🏿🫶🏿 cash.app/$Junemo41
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It's really instructive when you replace "Millennials" with "middle-aged adults" in headlines.
'"Middle-aged adults" are swimming in student debt and may never own homes.'
'"Middle-aged adults" are swimming in student debt and may never own homes.'
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
It's really instructive when you replace "Millennials" with "middle-aged adults" in headlines.
'"Middle-aged adults" are swimming in student debt and may never own homes.'
'"Middle-aged adults" are swimming in student debt and may never own homes.'
As part of a new initiative called “802 Homes,” state officials are drafting 10 home designs that will be available for free to property owners and developers — and would get a fast-track through local permitting.
Vermont develops catalog of prevetted home designs for faster building
The 10 home designs should be finalized by the end of the year and are being piloted in three communities first.
www.vermontpublic.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
ICE is also not only in the Twin Cities. I've been sent pictures of them in Warroad, St. Peter, and Winnebago. These are not large towns. Winnebago has one damn fuel station.
MINNESOTA IS NOT OK. EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE TALKING ABOUT MINNESOTA… THEY ARE LITERALLY FEEDING FAMILIES THROUGH UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STYLE ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND APPARENTLY HELICOPTERS AND DRONES FLY OVERHEAD CONSTANTLY EVEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ICE is also not only in the Twin Cities. I've been sent pictures of them in Warroad, St. Peter, and Winnebago. These are not large towns. Winnebago has one damn fuel station.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
Yeah the Nation Governors Assn is supposed to be nonpartisan and after that BS last year by Trump directed at Mills, some govs didn't renew their membership. So, the Republican leader is going the right thing now.
He has disinvited all democratic governors per The Oregon Live. The republicans that remained invited canceled the dinner. www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/...
Trump’s Republicans-only invitation prompts governors to cancel White House meeting
Oklahoma Governor Stitt removed the presidential meeting from the official program after learning Democrats would be excluded from the traditional bipartisan event.
www.oregonlive.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Yeah the Nation Governors Assn is supposed to be nonpartisan and after that BS last year by Trump directed at Mills, some govs didn't renew their membership. So, the Republican leader is going the right thing now.
Note what is mentioned waaaaay down at the end: Indigenous nations have agreements with Canada and the province of Alberta is not party to any of them. If Alberta wants to secured, it cannot take any indigenous lands with them.
Here is my latest for @truthout.org ... I explain the Alberta sovereignty movement for Americans, who might be surprised to hear that there are Canadians who think that they will lend them $500B to become independent.
truthout.org/articles/ins...
truthout.org/articles/ins...
Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing Alberta to Secede From Canada
Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.
truthout.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Note what is mentioned waaaaay down at the end: Indigenous nations have agreements with Canada and the province of Alberta is not party to any of them. If Alberta wants to secured, it cannot take any indigenous lands with them.
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Shit’s already been negotiated! It’s gonna open!
Dude probably didn’t even know this bridge existed but some random thing made him mad so it’s his focus til something else makes him mad. Idk why we are stuck pretending he’s fit to lead
Dude probably didn’t even know this bridge existed but some random thing made him mad so it’s his focus til something else makes him mad. Idk why we are stuck pretending he’s fit to lead
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Shit’s already been negotiated! It’s gonna open!
Dude probably didn’t even know this bridge existed but some random thing made him mad so it’s his focus til something else makes him mad. Idk why we are stuck pretending he’s fit to lead
Dude probably didn’t even know this bridge existed but some random thing made him mad so it’s his focus til something else makes him mad. Idk why we are stuck pretending he’s fit to lead
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Digable Planets on Front Porch?!
Happy Black History Month!!
Happy Black History Month!!
February 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Digable Planets on Front Porch?!
Happy Black History Month!!
Happy Black History Month!!
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flinging a stone into the dark here, but does anybody have experience with community management software for actual communities (Wild Apricot etc.) and uses a platform you don't hate?
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
flinging a stone into the dark here, but does anybody have experience with community management software for actual communities (Wild Apricot etc.) and uses a platform you don't hate?
Post a banger that isn't English: Yasmine Hamdan "Balad"
youtu.be/mvI2bS8YSOo?...
youtu.be/mvI2bS8YSOo?...
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Post a banger that isn't English: Yasmine Hamdan "Balad"
youtu.be/mvI2bS8YSOo?...
youtu.be/mvI2bS8YSOo?...
Affordable housing. Literally. I would become a huge developer of affordable, small scale, interstitial housing within towns all over the place. I'd work with local zoning groups to identify good spots or existing buildings that need renovation and I'd try and make all of them truly accessible.
What would you spend $1.65 million a day on?
A new report from Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finds that the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. is costing $1.65 million a day, and over seven months has hit $332 million. The report is here: hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Affordable housing. Literally. I would become a huge developer of affordable, small scale, interstitial housing within towns all over the place. I'd work with local zoning groups to identify good spots or existing buildings that need renovation and I'd try and make all of them truly accessible.
"However, unlike a [business] manager who typically maintains some emotional distance from the enterprise, the person responsible for a household is often deeply emotionally invested, which intensifies the strain and fatigue associated with the role."
I downloaded this. You can, too.
I downloaded this. You can, too.
This will surprise no woman anywhere but interesting to see the academic take on the Invisible Load and how to measure it:
arxiv.org/abs/2505.11426
@wes1919.bsky.social
#mentalload #gender #housework #childcare #emotionalfatigue
arxiv.org/abs/2505.11426
@wes1919.bsky.social
#mentalload #gender #housework #childcare #emotionalfatigue
Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load
This paper introduces a novel, scalable methodology to measure individual perceptions of gaps in mental load -- the cognitive and emotional burden associated with organizing household and childcare ta...
arxiv.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
"However, unlike a [business] manager who typically maintains some emotional distance from the enterprise, the person responsible for a household is often deeply emotionally invested, which intensifies the strain and fatigue associated with the role."
I downloaded this. You can, too.
I downloaded this. You can, too.
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Here's a roundup I just did of homeless focused pilot results:
We Gave Homeless People Cash. They Bought Housing Not Drugs.
The evidence from Vancouver to Denver is undeniable: When people in crisis receive money, substance use goes down, employment goes up, and homelessness ends.
scottsantens.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Here's a roundup I just did of homeless focused pilot results:
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One last thing: it's unfortunate that a story about direct cash assistance helping young people in Oregon secure housing is illustrated with a stock image—per the photo credit—of a woman panhandling in NYC. That kind of visual shorthand does real harm. News organizations can (and should) do better.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
One last thing: it's unfortunate that a story about direct cash assistance helping young people in Oregon secure housing is illustrated with a stock image—per the photo credit—of a woman panhandling in NYC. That kind of visual shorthand does real harm. News organizations can (and should) do better.
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If study after study shows what actually ends homelessness, it's worth asking: whose interests are served by keeping that truth obscured?
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
If study after study shows what actually ends homelessness, it's worth asking: whose interests are served by keeping that truth obscured?
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You know what you can get when you have housing? A safe place to shower. Real sleep. The ability to cook food, even if it’s just ramen. And when you’re nourished, rested, and clean? Hope. Confidence. Maybe you can get a job. Maybe you can create. Maybe you can just rest.
$1000/mo is a BARGAIN
$1000/mo is a BARGAIN
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
You know what you can get when you have housing? A safe place to shower. Real sleep. The ability to cook food, even if it’s just ramen. And when you’re nourished, rested, and clean? Hope. Confidence. Maybe you can get a job. Maybe you can create. Maybe you can just rest.
$1000/mo is a BARGAIN
$1000/mo is a BARGAIN
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!