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Tervia

@tervia.bsky.social

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Wanderer. Hoping that the better world can come closer for once.

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · Apr 6

Not sure what I should be posting here, to be honest.

I have a lot of disparate interests, and would rather be talking about those instead of (re)posting through our political reality.

Microblogging sites generally don’t let you spread your posting into separate feeds, so guess I’ll mix em’ all?

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drew dillon @drewdil.bsky.social · 2h

I learned all the wrong lessons from this experience.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 4h

New @nejm.org
One-shot gene therapy for a type of congenital deafness enabled some children to hear for the first time, and 3 of 12 kids achieved normal hearing
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2400521

DB-OTO Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness | NEJM

Genetic deficiency of otoferlin, a protein critical to synaptic transmission by the sensory hair cells of the ear, causes congenital deafness. Medicines to treat the condition are lacking; children...

www.nejm.org

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 11h

All good, happy to help.

Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 11h

Can you not? AFAIK so long as you’re the OP you should be able to change the repliability of a post whenever

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jenny @qdork.bsky.social · 15h

day 16 #gaming #indiegames #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

i will never forget the day i ripped one of the sickest sets of my life and then scooped the New York Times by more than half a day on one of the world’s biggest solar projects being canceled

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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 18h

If it wasn’t incredibly obvious before that X revenue sharing is treated as a slush fund for Elon to funnel cash to his future baby mommies and favorite right wing influencers, it is explicit now.

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 18h

Crop of NHK illustration showing Russell Vought standing on top of the Treasury Department building with a "job cuts" chainsaw. There is a "closed" sign affixed on the department building, alongside others. An overlooking Donald Trump and an airplane are in the distance.

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spookjamin 👻 @jenbanim.mastodo.neoliber.al.ap.brid.gy · 19h

Can't say too much here... People are listening... Just saying... Follow the money... Who benefits from the protests? Why the costumes? Why October? Did Spirit Halloween orchestrate this?

#uspol

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 21h

I remember spinning Bowser with a D-pad like it was so recent 🥲

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 21h

I feel like there's just a segment of the population, trans or cis or otherwise, who will always insist that being happy is fundamentally a character flaw that implies you are insufficiently aware of/don't care enough about the world's problems

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 21h

42 on weekdays, 16 on weekends: sonomamarintrain.org/schedules-fa...

Schedules

Receive Service Alerts by texting the word SMART to 888777 or click here to sign-up Ferry connections marked with an asterisk * indicate a connection with less than a 10-minute transfer time, and are ...

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 23h

@luxstella500.bsky.social shout out

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JCorvinus @jcorvinus.bsky.social · 1d

1994: don't believe everything you read on the internet
2007: don't believe everything you see on the internet
2016: Misinformation crisis, don't believe everything on the internet
2022-Today: OMG the internet as a source of truth has been obliterated this is so bad for Our Democracy

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 1d

Wood grid drop ceiling + slick metal supports sells the vibe

Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 1d

Breakfast buffets solve this (but will starve your wallet)

Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of variety! ✨

Hope you all have fun!

Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 1d

Ooo, what kind of cards?

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

A meme saying “EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM: TARIFF GRANDPA HAS AWOKEN, TARIFFS TO 10000%”

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Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 2d

That and the old UI is still around if you dig for it (RIP i.reddit.com, though)

Tervia @tervia.bsky.social · 2d

Corporate has enshittified the place a bit (which Wall Street likes), but every other place has enshittified more and added a scoop of chud on top. So yeah…

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

never saw anything like this in my entire time covering congress

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 2d

UNREAL

Democratic Whip Notice: The House GOP Leadership have made the following change to the House Floor schedule:

Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Pending Senate action on FY26 Funding, Members will receive 48 hours' notice prior to any potential votes in the House. Further information regarding the Floor schedule will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

This is a change from the House GOP Leadership's previously announced schedule.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 2d

This bill I wrote is now law.

California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 2d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed AB 1154, which will make it faster, cheaper, and easier to add small accessory dwelling units to existing homes.

Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...

California Law Makes it Easier to Build Small, In-Home ADUs

New Law Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Removes Barriers, Imposes Standards

cayimby.org

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はたけん1151 @hataken1151.bsky.social · 2d

#これを見た人は紫が入ってる画像を貼れ
裏岩手縦走路、八瀬森湿原

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