Andromeda Yelton
@thatandromeda.bsky.social
Libraries, software, math, Latin, nonprofit governance, weightlifting, knitting, singing, my cats, Somerville (MA), planes planes planes. Hi! 👋
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
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i see we are doing owl content today so once again time to share owlsintowels.org
Owls in Towels
Wildlife rehabilitators often wrap owls in fabric so they can be weighed, treated, and fed. If not, the owls get in a flap.
owlsintowels.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
i see we are doing owl content today so once again time to share owlsintowels.org
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The two genders, according to tech bro advertisers:
Men: my intellect is so vast, so unusually large, that I use a robot to think for me instead of wasting my time with trivial matters
Women: my brain is so tiny and fuzzy that I use a robot to think for me and now I don't get headaches anymore!
Men: my intellect is so vast, so unusually large, that I use a robot to think for me instead of wasting my time with trivial matters
Women: my brain is so tiny and fuzzy that I use a robot to think for me and now I don't get headaches anymore!
I'm getting a lot of ads with women saying "wow ai seemed confusing but now that my little lady brain understands it it is great!!"
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The two genders, according to tech bro advertisers:
Men: my intellect is so vast, so unusually large, that I use a robot to think for me instead of wasting my time with trivial matters
Women: my brain is so tiny and fuzzy that I use a robot to think for me and now I don't get headaches anymore!
Men: my intellect is so vast, so unusually large, that I use a robot to think for me instead of wasting my time with trivial matters
Women: my brain is so tiny and fuzzy that I use a robot to think for me and now I don't get headaches anymore!
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
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They are saying Kid Rock handed his Grammy to lil’ Kyle Rittenhouse during the halftime show.
(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).
(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).
February 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
They are saying Kid Rock handed his Grammy to lil’ Kyle Rittenhouse during the halftime show.
(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).
(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).
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NFL: I consent
Bad Bunny: I consent
GUL DUKAT: isn't there somebody you forgot to ask
Bad Bunny: I consent
GUL DUKAT: isn't there somebody you forgot to ask
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
NFL: I consent
Bad Bunny: I consent
GUL DUKAT: isn't there somebody you forgot to ask
Bad Bunny: I consent
GUL DUKAT: isn't there somebody you forgot to ask
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
I see that the team winning this football game is Defense and the team losing it is Offense
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I see that the team winning this football game is Defense and the team losing it is Offense
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I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
Alright, settling in to see what happened this morning with my COUSIN'S NEPHEW at the Olympics!
(other side of the family by marriage, totally unrelated, no idea he existed until a few weeks ago, but hyped. also he's from MN and I would like Minnesota to have nice things)
(other side of the family by marriage, totally unrelated, no idea he existed until a few weeks ago, but hyped. also he's from MN and I would like Minnesota to have nice things)
February 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Alright, settling in to see what happened this morning with my COUSIN'S NEPHEW at the Olympics!
(other side of the family by marriage, totally unrelated, no idea he existed until a few weeks ago, but hyped. also he's from MN and I would like Minnesota to have nice things)
(other side of the family by marriage, totally unrelated, no idea he existed until a few weeks ago, but hyped. also he's from MN and I would like Minnesota to have nice things)
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My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
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RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
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I invite you all to get into the weirdest, hardest and most wonderful sport: Biathlon.
(I love it so much I went to Norway last March to see my favs biathletes retire.)
Here’s an intro I wrote in December 2024.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/you-should-g...
(I love it so much I went to Norway last March to see my favs biathletes retire.)
Here’s an intro I wrote in December 2024.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/you-should-g...
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I invite you all to get into the weirdest, hardest and most wonderful sport: Biathlon.
(I love it so much I went to Norway last March to see my favs biathletes retire.)
Here’s an intro I wrote in December 2024.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/you-should-g...
(I love it so much I went to Norway last March to see my favs biathletes retire.)
Here’s an intro I wrote in December 2024.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/you-should-g...
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SHE’S FINISHED! My 5-foot-long Enterprise D oil painting is complete after nearly 100 hours of work!
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
SHE’S FINISHED! My 5-foot-long Enterprise D oil painting is complete after nearly 100 hours of work!
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖
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i went back to a tougher, pre-covid syllabus for my intro NT class this term. students have been rising to the occasion magnificently. like, for real, i was expecting a bunch of drops after day 1. i got emails and office visits instead.
it’s making for a very fun teaching term!
it’s making for a very fun teaching term!
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
i went back to a tougher, pre-covid syllabus for my intro NT class this term. students have been rising to the occasion magnificently. like, for real, i was expecting a bunch of drops after day 1. i got emails and office visits instead.
it’s making for a very fun teaching term!
it’s making for a very fun teaching term!
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Massholes about to sweep this event until we’ve poured enough money into Boston transit that nobody in the city is allowed to own a car
coming up with a new idea called "driving like shit olympics". no more bland, unprovable statements like "california drivers are the WORST" allowed. whichever state wins every 4 years gets a moonshot-sized public transit investment to get those fuckers off the road
February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Massholes about to sweep this event until we’ve poured enough money into Boston transit that nobody in the city is allowed to own a car
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It has to be "The Muppets Take Medieval Studies," because Kalamzoo is objectively the funniest place name for anywhere an academic conference takes place.
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
It has to be "The Muppets Take Medieval Studies," because Kalamzoo is objectively the funniest place name for anywhere an academic conference takes place.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Hi bluesky 👋🏼 long time no see lol. Came to ask for recs — I teach English 101 at a community college and I’m looking for readings on the gender binary, trans identity, transphobia, etc that are accessible with very little understanding of queer/trans identity
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Hi bluesky 👋🏼 long time no see lol. Came to ask for recs — I teach English 101 at a community college and I’m looking for readings on the gender binary, trans identity, transphobia, etc that are accessible with very little understanding of queer/trans identity