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Ken
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Mostly books. Mostly old. Mostly left. Always a kindness fan. Cat Daddio. TTP RPG Gamer. Embodiment of the Curmudgeon Aesthetic. Happily married to @topaz543.bsky.social
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Sisters (on the left) & brothers (on the right) for Caturday. #cat #cats #catsky #catdad
A detailed look at the impact of political extremism on American Evangelicals, written by Atlantic writer and Evangelical Christian, Tim Alberta. The book supports my thesis that mixing church and state is bad for the state but worse for the church. #booksky
March 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Caturday with Calypso. #caturday
March 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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As Robert F Kennedy becomes Secretary of HHS we must remember that “Just asking questions” about vaccines, and casting doubt on well-established science could have fatal consequences.

Researchers estimate over 300,000 South Africans died because their leaders denied scientific truths.
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
March 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Supporters of Ukraine just unfurled the world’s biggest 🇺🇦 flag on the White House ellipse calling for the U.S. not to abandon the country in its efforts to resist the Russian attack.
March 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
Safe Place For Science: Aix Marseille Université ready to welcome American scientists | Aix Marseille Université
In a context where some scientists in the United States may feel threatened or hindered in their research, our university is announcing the launch of the Safe Place For Science program, dedicated to w...
www.univ-amu.fr
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
New books from @pocketbooksshop . Matthew Taylor’s book is about the New Apostolic Reformation, a political movement that seeks to replace a secular democracy with a so-called Christian republic. Combining church and state always ends bad for both.
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#book #books #booksky #newbooks #nonfiction
March 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Literally a Banana Republic.
So, if I’m reading this correctly, Congress appropriated a bunch of funds for specific purposes. Musk will be throwing that out the window and disregarding the law they enacted. But individual legislators can call a hotline and beg for their pet projects to be spared. That’s how we’re doing it now.
Like huh it’s almost as if this information is inconsistent with the government’s representations in court that Amy Gleason, not Musk, is in charge of DOGE, and that agency heads, not DOGE, are responsible for the cuts
March 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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We just walked out of the state of the Union. My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE.

In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Enjoying this. I might try City of Brass next. #booksky
March 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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March 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Zelensky a Hero!

Trump a big Zero!
March 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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March 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Sadly, it’s time to revive this 2017 TIME cover.
March 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"

from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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BREAKING: A judge just ruled Trump’s mass firing of government workers was probably illegal and ordered the Office of Personnel Management to reverse it. The guy who cries about the “deep state” was illegally purging workers to stack the system for himself.

thehill.com/regulation/c...
Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across the federal government to fire probationary employees, finding they were …
thehill.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Black hole books.
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“Death by Black Hole” by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
“Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays” by Stephen Hawking
“A Brief History of Black Holes” by Becky Smethurst
“Black Hole Blues” by Janna Levin
“Black Holes & Time Warps” by Kip Thorne
#booksky
February 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I am devastated for the people on my caseload with disabilities who rely on Medicaid and related funding for healthcare, food, and shelter. This is not about waste, fraud, and abuse. This is about billionaire greed and Republican complicity.
February 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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After 1,000 National Park Service employees were abruptly fired on February 14, staff banded together to signal “dire distress” by draping an upside-down American flag from the 3,000-foot summit of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan monolith.
February 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Sadism isn't swagger. It isn't American. It isn't honorable. And contrary to what a whole lot of fatherless boys believe, it sure AF isn't manly.
It's sadism.
February 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Hey Kids! It’s science! Next book to read. Science feels like an act of resistance in these United States.
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#book #books #booksky #booksandcoffee #coffeeandbooks #nonfiction #science #sciencebooks #genome #genetics #humangenome #resist #resistance
February 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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February 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM