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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Hey, those dipshit middle schoolers who want to bring Turning Point USA to Vermont are at it again. And again, the chair of Phil Scott's Repubilcan Party has agreed to take part in the endeavor. Anyone asked him why? Or the governor?
thevpo.org/2026/02/12/t...
thevpo.org/2026/02/12/t...
The Kids Give It Another Try, Accompanied by a Chorus of Fake-Ass First Amendment Claims
Oh hey, remember the two ninth-graders who wanted to form a chapter of Turning Point USA at their high school? The ones who had to hastily cancel a January event at the Canadian Club in Barre? Well…
thevpo.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Hey, those dipshit middle schoolers who want to bring Turning Point USA to Vermont are at it again. And again, the chair of Phil Scott's Repubilcan Party has agreed to take part in the endeavor. Anyone asked him why? Or the governor?
thevpo.org/2026/02/12/t...
thevpo.org/2026/02/12/t...
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DNA is lousy at replication and the errors are the entire reason we are.
what’s the most obvious on-the-ground truth that your profession knows, but people don’t live like it’s true?
what other jfc-inducing truths are sitting in plain sight for people who know how to see what’s happening?
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM
DNA is lousy at replication and the errors are the entire reason we are.
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If you are grandfathered in to Ring you can turn off all the settings for Police and “pet” surveillance permissions, which are of course default on. Control Center —> public safety and Control Center —> Search Party (this is the one from the Super Bowl ad)
Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If you are grandfathered in to Ring you can turn off all the settings for Police and “pet” surveillance permissions, which are of course default on. Control Center —> public safety and Control Center —> Search Party (this is the one from the Super Bowl ad)
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I’m not even done with this book and I’m already out here screaming its praises
A marvelous synthesis of history, literature, politics, and contemporary issues with compelling storytelling
I shall call myself a proud Luddite from now on. Now I just need a large hammer called “Enoch”
A marvelous synthesis of history, literature, politics, and contemporary issues with compelling storytelling
I shall call myself a proud Luddite from now on. Now I just need a large hammer called “Enoch”
February 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I’m not even done with this book and I’m already out here screaming its praises
A marvelous synthesis of history, literature, politics, and contemporary issues with compelling storytelling
I shall call myself a proud Luddite from now on. Now I just need a large hammer called “Enoch”
A marvelous synthesis of history, literature, politics, and contemporary issues with compelling storytelling
I shall call myself a proud Luddite from now on. Now I just need a large hammer called “Enoch”
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What I don’t get is when people act like we aren’t used as the test subjects for how far people are willing to give up their civil liberties because the things that are happening to sex workers don’t apply to them…
Oh wait, I wrote about it.
Oh wait, I wrote about it.
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
What I don’t get is when people act like we aren’t used as the test subjects for how far people are willing to give up their civil liberties because the things that are happening to sex workers don’t apply to them…
Oh wait, I wrote about it.
Oh wait, I wrote about it.
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Signal boost:
Can someone recommend an independent researcher that can visit an archive in New Haven, CT? I really need someone ASAP. I would prefer someone experienced, but in theory anyone that can read these city names and dates in cursive could be fine. It should take 4-6 hours. 🗃️
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Signal boost:
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hey we found a way to talk about curling and stream restoration in the same blog post. neorsd.medium.com/finally-i-ca...
Finally, I can publish my curling article.
Some might call it shameless. We call it an Olympic sport/stormwater management chip and roll.
neorsd.medium.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
hey we found a way to talk about curling and stream restoration in the same blog post. neorsd.medium.com/finally-i-ca...
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The gynecologist listed in the Epstein files is why the rest of us are losing access to abortions. That’s precisely where trump got his ‘post-birth abortion’ story.
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
The gynecologist listed in the Epstein files is why the rest of us are losing access to abortions. That’s precisely where trump got his ‘post-birth abortion’ story.
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Fascism remains ascendant & DHS (among many other alarming activities) is snapping up huge buildings for its expanding network of concentration camps. It is, of course, encouraging to see cracks in the dam & I wrote about that (& u can just skip to help links at end) www.moryan.com/the-crack-in...
The crack in the dam and intensive care (plus ways to help now)
When I was 19, I got very sick. I had pneumonia that wouldn’t go away. I was kept in an isolation room in a Chicago area hospital for weeks. My mom, a former nurse who never took any shit, determined ...
www.moryan.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Fascism remains ascendant & DHS (among many other alarming activities) is snapping up huge buildings for its expanding network of concentration camps. It is, of course, encouraging to see cracks in the dam & I wrote about that (& u can just skip to help links at end) www.moryan.com/the-crack-in...
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I gloried in the demotion of Bovino, but he’s still on the payroll. Whatever they say they’re going to change, it’s a lie. nothing except constant pressure changes the fact that they have billions of dollars to do horrible violent shit & expand the # of concentration camps. 80,000 pple in them *now*
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I gloried in the demotion of Bovino, but he’s still on the payroll. Whatever they say they’re going to change, it’s a lie. nothing except constant pressure changes the fact that they have billions of dollars to do horrible violent shit & expand the # of concentration camps. 80,000 pple in them *now*
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The budgets for these lawless federal agencies are larger than the military budgets of many countries. Would love it if we used that money to fund libraries, to fund a social safety net, to make it so that that even well-known Hollywood actors don’t have to sell their shit to pay for healthcare. 🔥👊🏻
February 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The budgets for these lawless federal agencies are larger than the military budgets of many countries. Would love it if we used that money to fund libraries, to fund a social safety net, to make it so that that even well-known Hollywood actors don’t have to sell their shit to pay for healthcare. 🔥👊🏻
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we know this, but a reminder: anytime ICE CBP etc says they’re drawing down their presence in a city, it’s bullshit. whatever their numbers, lawless federal agents remain behind & still cause havoc & kidnap people. Also relocated agents just go somewhere else to destroy lives. Abolish ICE end DHS
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
we know this, but a reminder: anytime ICE CBP etc says they’re drawing down their presence in a city, it’s bullshit. whatever their numbers, lawless federal agents remain behind & still cause havoc & kidnap people. Also relocated agents just go somewhere else to destroy lives. Abolish ICE end DHS
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I can't manage to stop being shocked by this garbage. 😶🌫️
I can't manage to stop being shocked by this garbage. 😶🌫️
"Epstein had pitched [art school dept chair] on a potential art exhibit titled 'Statutory' that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were."
He was really just upfront with it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
He was really just upfront with it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.
www.insidehighered.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hooooollllllyyyy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
I can't manage to stop being shocked by this garbage. 😶🌫️
I can't manage to stop being shocked by this garbage. 😶🌫️
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🚨🚨 The funding cliff for DHS is *TOMORROW* February 13th.
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
DHS shutdown near after new White House offer
Breaking overnight: The White House sent Democrats text of their offer for Department of Homeland Security funding on Wednesday night.
punchbowl.news
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🚨🚨 The funding cliff for DHS is *TOMORROW* February 13th.
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
Votes in the Senate are expected soon.
Demand your reps vote NO on any DHS funding bill or CR that fails to rein in ICE and Border Patrol's violent lawlessness.
Info, numbers, script @ 5calls.org
punchbowl.news/article/bord...
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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
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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.