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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 54m

We are so fucked. I mean, we already were, but now even more so.

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

Printing presses kept their letters in cases.

Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.

This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’

Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?

MAJUSCULE and minuscule.

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heather gm (she/her) @heathergm.bsky.social · 1d

indeed Frog gets it - go frog!

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

Portland Frog gets it

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 2h

I love the inflatable costumes! Though I worry it won't be long before Trump starts saying Portland has been invaded by furries.

Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 17h

And murdering boatloads of people in international waters. Their MO is: assume first, explode second, ask questions never.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 1d

Quick wouldn't time to successfully annoint a successor. He'll never do it while he's deluded that he's healthy. His ego won't let him.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

the latest effort to try to find the switch to turn off liberalism (also these people hate the idea of a free society)

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 2d

2am. Got up
to pee. What did I step in?
Dammit. Not again.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2d

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 2d

I'm still where I was
Five minutes ago, silly cat.
Come back. Stop howling.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 2d

How have I never written a poem about any of my cats?? Here's a start.

Waiting for scritches,
Freyja turns her chin skyward,
Gold eyes watching me.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 2d

Also: Grosvenor, L'Enfant, & Farragut. Farragut is actually pronounced how it looks, but I've heard wild variations from tourists.

Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 2d

The full name of DCA is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. If you don't just call it National, you're a newcomer or tourist. Everyone, please join us old timers in giving a tiny middle finger to Republicans by refusing to call it Reagan.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 3d

I'm completely for people getting the mental health care they need & for building supports for people recovering from addiction, facing homelessness, etc. But anyone who knows anything about America's history with institutionalization can't support Trump's idea. It would absolutely be weaponized.

Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

www.npr.org

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 6d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 6d

This post just made me feel so old.

I'll go with Drive. Putting that as the 1st track was genius. It was SO different from anything else out there & from other REM songs. A real jolt to the system.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 6d

They're not all complacent. Sen. Van Hollen & Rep. Jamie Raskin have both spoken at rallies near me in MD. Van Hollen was also out there with gov employees fired by DOGE. AOC & Bernie were holding rallies across the country.

Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 6d

🙄 I never said that. I just want is to be part of the equation. When you do a study about if standard time or DST is better, don't assume everyone going to bed at 10 & getting up at 7. Society decided going to bed late & getting up late means someone is lazy with no discipline so we're left out.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 6d

2/2 Rising early in the US is associated with being virtuous & hard working whereas going to bed later & rising later is seen as laziness and a moral failing. Actually IMO we're all just built differently & no morality should be attached to it. But the US revolves around early birds ninetheless.

Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 6d

The study that the science was based on assumed those sleep hours. Read the article. From what I've seen, the number of true night owls may be as high as 30%, possibly more than true early birds, with most people in between, but more research is needed. 1/2

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 6d

I agree. But alas, we don't run things.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 8d

You just look up the time difference.🤷 I lived in Japan for 2 years. Sometimes I was 12 hours off from home, sometimes 13. You get used to it.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 8d

How about a study that considers night owls in the equation. Assuming 10pm - 7am sleep schedule is hilarious. You say we don't need sun at 10pm in summer. I say we DO need sun when we aren't at work in winter. I wake up in the dark, sun is up when I get to work, and it's setting when I leave work.

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 8d

Team All Year DST here, too!

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Surprise Floof (she/her) @surprisefloof.bsky.social · 9d

I'm not, but thanks for your assumption.🙄 FWIW I think "I want to spend less time online" is a perfectly good reason. It's specifically trying to avoid AI's bad definitions that doesn't make sense to me, because there are non-AI sources online. Enjoy your paper dictionary & have a good night.

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