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AKgrrrl @akgrrrl.bsky.social · 3h

For anyone who can't see the aurora rn (or anytime there's a good storm), you can watch and at least get a sense of some of the action here--2 UAF Geophysical Institute cams in Interior Alaska give you a real-time view allsky.gi.alaska.edu

Allsky Aurora Camera - University of Alaska Fairbanks

Live view of the aurora borealis from the Allsky Aurora Camera at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 6h

Potentially the reddest aurora I have ever seen happening now on the way to Delta Junction, Alaska. 6:14 pm AKST Nov 11.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Veterans Day.

One-fourth of federal workers are veterans.

Trump has literally decimated the federal workforce over the last nine months. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Trump Has Forced Out An Alarming Number Of Federal Workers — And Now We Have An Exact Number

“The performance of our government across the board is being diminished,” warned Max Stier, CEO of Partnership for Public Service.

www.huffpost.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

Early Career Rescue Fellowship

www.uni-konstanz.de

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13h

In actual, functioning democracies, this doesn't take 7 weeks & depend on the politically-motivated whims of the parliamentary chairman.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.

She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources

EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.

www.independent.co.uk

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 1d

When my cartoons become reality. #chicago

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is an obvious and old point, but it still shocks me how quickly the culture of the GOP has come to defined by the absurd personality type of the "toad-licking, ass kissing alpha." Amazing that they've built an audience that finds such deportment appealing, rather than disqualifying.

Nancy Mace @NancyMace
X.com
I have to tell you. Last night, I had the MOST INCREDIBLE conversation with the President. I have NEVER been more PROUD. I told him how much I love him, how much America loves him and how he will go down as the GREATEST President in American history.
He will do anything he can to help any one. There will never be another like him.
GOD BLESS DONALD TRUMP! TEE
4:06 AM • 11/8/25 • 353K Views

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.

How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance | TechPolicy.Press

We're witnessing the simultaneous capture of knowledge-producing institutions and the elimination of independent verification mechanisms, writes Renée DiResta.

www.techpolicy.press

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

Quick note about this again; the 100 mile zone has nothing to do with Border Patrol’s ability to operate. They can operate anywhere in the country.

The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.

It’s not a jurisdictional thing.

Talonewo🇺🇸🇺🇦(that was my job) @talonewo.bsky.social · 3d

Why is Border Patrol in Chicago? It's not inside 100 mile limit.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 3d

Chaos erupted in Little Village.

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are. Independent monitors in Nigeria report 33 deaths this year in attacks against Christians (fewer than the 88 Muslims killed). But Trump cut off aid that helped save 270,000 lives a year in Nigeria. 270,000 > 33.

Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do

www.nytimes.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

There’s no daylight between what Candace says here about “the Jews” & what Nazi propagandists & Father Coughlin said about the Jews in the 1930s. Her show is one of the top 5 “conservative” podcasts in the US. She has 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 7.3 million followers on X.

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Jepre @jeofree.bsky.social · 3d

If Biden fell asleep slumped over in the Oval during a TV spot Jake Tapper would start a new religion.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 3d

So in the USA, it seems, one man deserves (in his own eyes & the eyes of his fanatical shareholders) enough luchre to fund USAID at 2024 levels for a couple decades? This tracker estimates that ending USAID has already resulted in ~600,000 deaths. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter

Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.

www.impactcounter.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 3d

people.com/armed-agents...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

Gordon Darroch @gordondarroch.bsky.social · 3d

Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

NRC @nrc.nl · 4d

Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 3d

The amount of financial scams happening are getting more diverse & harder to spot.

I imagine access to data brokers and the amt of data leaks, hacks and poor security practices at large companies is making it worse.

Lots of job and rental home scams! Two things in short supply/high demand.

Potential job scam on indeed
Is this a scam?
1/2
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Annual_Abrocoma4130 • 23h
[US] Scam? Uber Lost iPhone when I don't drive for Uber?
Is this a scam?
7 upvotes • 11 comments

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Competitive-Echo4197 • 1d
Dialogueoke.com is Suspicious
Is this a scam?
0 upvotes • 14 comments

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TallAspect9733 • 1d
Utility Company Scam
Scam report
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DeliberateChance • 1d
[US] In the middle of a scam
Help Needed
10 upvotes • 6 comments

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Ok-Cap-1654 • 2d
US - I may have just been hit by a job scam
Help Needed
20 upvotes • 34 comments

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Existing-Call4759 • 1mo
Traumatized after rental scam
Scam report
9 upvotes • 12 comments

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MyName_IsNobody • 4mo
Asked to submit application fees before seeing room for rent
Is this a scam?
1 upvotes • 5 comments

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Affectionate_Dog_882 • 5mo
Am I walking right into a rental scam?
Is this a scam?
1 upvotes • 37 comments

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Key1800 • 1mo
Is this possibly a rental scam?
Help Needed
3 upvotes • 32 comments

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tuchihaa • 3mo
Almost got into a rental scam?
Help Needed
1 upvotes • 4 comments

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 3d

I’m pretty sure winning a slam dunk lawsuit against this criminal extortion would have been cheaper than dropping $60m during a bad budget crunch. They didn’t cave to pressure. They collaborated with the regime and sold out their students and staff.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.

Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

nyti.ms

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AKgrrrl @akgrrrl.bsky.social · 4d

"Stochastic authoritarianism" 🏆

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 4d

My latest, in @msnbc.com, on how ICE, CBP, and Bovino may be overplaying their hand in Chicago.

Also: this will only make hiring go ICE harder.

And: I hope ppl appreciate that the lying Judge Ellis calls out is NOT an aberration, but a very consistent problem w police claims.

Opinion | ICE and CBP's aggressive tactics may have finally gone too far

A federal judge dealt federal agents a setback – and shed light on a much more persistent, deeper problem with policing.

www.msnbc.com

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Shoshanah in Alaska @shanahstone.bsky.social · 4d

Dan Sullivan’s choice for Alaska District Court Judge is disbarred, the sex pest Joshua Kindred.

Now Dan Sullivan is picking more Alaska District Court nominees in a secret process that doesn’t include Lisa Murkowski.

Alaska's News Source @alaskasnewssource.com · 4d

BREAKING: https://tinyl.co/3wFu https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/07/federal-judge-accused-misconduct-disbarred-by-alaska-supreme-court/

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 4d

“We don’t need any Black people on staff, we’re good.”

Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 4d

Um, @variety.com?

That’s…not what that means. 😳 variety.com/2025/music/n...

Screenshot from a Variety article: “Kendrick Lamar, the man who put the phrase ‘they not like us’ into the lexicon, will now have to admit: They like him, they really like him.”

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 4d

Remember, historically judges will almost always take gov't claims at face value. It's an astounding fact that judges are now increasingly realizing that this administration just flat out lies to them constantly. And it's good to see them calling it out (in this case with a Trump-appointed judge).

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4d

A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬

DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 4d

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Rudy press conference at 4 seasons total landscaping

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