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OKC, USA.

“It’s not enough to be nice in life. You’ve got to have nerve.” — Georiga O’Keefe
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bluesky2020.bsky.social
Alexey Vasilyev, né en Yakoutie, est un photographe documentaire qui capture la vie, les traditions et les paysages du Grand Nord russe. Ses images, publiées notamment dans National Geographic, montrent avec sensibilité et authenticité une région et des peuples souvent méconnus.
#AlexeïVassiliev
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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evidenceprof.bsky.social
Hamilton County (covering Cincinnati) could soon get Conviction Integrity Unit to address wrongful convictions: local12.com/news/local/h...
Hamilton County could soon get 'conviction integrity unit' to address wrongful convictions
CIUs are usually made up of an independent prosecutor, a paralegal, and an investigator, who are part of a county prosecutor's office.
local12.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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carlygoodman.bsky.social
it's particularly sickening that the US is committing atrocities against immigrants given that it has historically invited and recruited immigrants as a desired labor source. Irvin Ibarguen wrote about this for Made by History. time.com/7334455/immi...
Immigrant Workers Didn't Invade the U.S. They Were Recruited
As aggressively as the U.S. pursues immigrant enforcement, it has also invited and recruited immigrant workers.
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
kingtides.bsky.social California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 1d
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
See from above, water covers an off-ramp of highway 101 and a parking lot next to the highway and bikepath.
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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mclem.org
The foreign-born fraction of the US population was 15% in 1890, and in 1910. America thrived.

That fraction is 16% now.

The difference is that in 1890/1910, >96% of immigrants were from Europe or Canada. Today that's less than 10%.

It's best to be honest about one one is actually afraid of.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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propcazhpm.bsky.social
they are very shady
propcazhpm.bsky.social Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Sep 9
Spotify uses AI to create audiobooks of authors' work without their permission. This is wild to me. It's worse because it can cannibalize book and ebook sales. Blatant theft, on top of messing over musicians.

Free link: archive.ph/2023.12.13-1...
Opinion | Remember What Spotify Did to the Music Industry? Books Are Next.
Why Spotify’s new audiobook offering is bad news for the future of publishing.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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bluesky2020.bsky.social
Tennessee Williams, 1944 - George Platt Lynes (1907-1955), photographe américain, célèbre pour ses nus masculins, portraits d’artistes et photos de mode. Reconnu pour son style artistique et élégant, il reste une figure majeure de la photographie du XXᵉ siècle.
#TennesseeWilliams
#GeorgePlattLynes
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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anthonymkreis.bsky.social
One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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drewharwell.com
Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views
this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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whipkclark.bsky.social
BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.

That makes 214.

We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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aaronbalick.com
Check out my latest long read where I’ve pulled together my thinking over the last few months comprehensively into one place - including links to the latest research and resources to pursue further;

www.aaronbalick.com/post/ai-ther...
AI, Therapy, and the Digitally Extended Self: A Comprehensive Psychodynamic Exploration
Artificial intelligence is reshaping mental health, intimacy, and the very idea of what it means to relate to others. This is a consolidation and expansion of my Substack series on AI and Mental Healt...
www.aaronbalick.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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rascality.bsky.social
wonderful essay
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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oklahomavoice.com
Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates for stricter gun laws.
Gun dealers are major source of trafficked firearms • Oklahoma Voice
Licensed gun dealers are a major source of firearms that end up illegally trafficked, according to a new analysis using federal data by the research arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
The corruption in this case is manifest, and exactly what Bayer was banking on. www.ft.com/content/255f...
US government backs Bayer bid to curb Roundup claims
Solicitor-general’s backing lifts hopes of reducing litigation, pushing up German group’s shares
www.ft.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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lauriehosken.bsky.social
Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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dadavies.bsky.social
This is critical. I don’t expect our failing POTUS to get it, but Pete & officers should.

Related: Abandoning locals who assisted US missions for years, at risk of their own lives & those of their families, is bad for US security. No matter how many times we’ve done it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
I want Admiral Bradley to know that I admire him greatly and will support him completely, and if he could just lie on the pavement for a minute longer, I need to put this bus in reverse and then into drive just one more time.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
It has now been a year since I stopped posting on X. For @spitfirenews.com, I wrote about watching the platform I loved become a conduit for the worst extremism I've ever witnessed. I don't regret leaving. In fact, I wish I'd left even earlier.
spitfirenews.com/p/x-bluesky-...
I'm glad I stopped posting on X
A year ago, I abandoned my account. It was the right thing to do.
spitfirenews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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jasoncheathawks.bsky.social
all glory to our costco overlords
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
bufordthegreat.bsky.social
Right on!! Glad I got me a Costco membership.
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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thephatic.bsky.social
one thing being lost in the U. of Oklahoma discussion: this has been a longterm project, going back decades (hey, even to the Scopes trial, and earlier) that gets at the fundamental tension in the existence of institutions of "higher learning" in fundamentalist Christian states like Oklahoma -
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
Samantha's Essay This article was very thought provoking and caused me to thoroughly evaluate the idea of gender and the role it plays in our society. The article discussed peers using teasing as a way to enforce gender norms. I do not necessarilv see this as a problem. God made male and female and made us differently from each other on purpose and for a purpose. God is very intentional with what He makes, and I believe trying to change that would only do more harm. Gender roles and tendencies should not be considered "stereotypes". Women naturally want to do womanly things because God created us with those womanly desires in our hearts. The same goes for men. God created men in the image of His courage and strength, and He created women in the image of His beauty. He intentionally created women differently than men and we should live our lives with that in mind. TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay 2 It is frustrating to me when I read articles like this and discussion posts from my classmates of so many people trying to conform to the same mundane opinion, so they do not step on people's toes. I think that is a cowardly and insincere way to live. It is important to use the freedom of speech we have been given in this country, and I personally believe that eliminating gender in our society would be detrimental, as it pulls us farther from God's original plan for humans. It is perfectly normal for kids to follow gender "stereotypes" because that is how God made us. The reason so many girls want to feel womanly and care for others in a motherly way is not because they feel pressured to fit into social norms. It is because God created and chose them to reflect His beauty and His compassion in that way. In Genesis, God says that it is not good for man to be alone, so He TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay 3 created a helper for man (which is a woman). Many people assume the word "helper" in this context to be condescending and offensive to women. However, the original word in Hebrew is "ezer kenegdo" and that directly translates to "helper equal to". Additionally, God describes Himself in the Bible using "ezer kenegdo", ≥ or "helper", and He describes His Holy Spirit as our Helper as well. This shows the importance God places on the role of the helper (women's roles). God does not view women as less significant than men. He created us with such intentionally and care and He made women in his image of being a helper, and in the image of His beauty. If leaning into that role means I am "following gender stereotypes" then I am happy to be following a stereotype that aligns with the gifts and abilities God gave me as a woman. TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay I do not think men and women are pressured to be more masculine or feminine. I strongly disagree with the idea from the article that encouraging acceptance of diverse gender expressions could improve students' confidence. Society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders and everyone should be whatever they want to be is demonic and severely harms American youth. I do not want kids to be teased or bullied in school. However, pushing the lie that everyone has their own truth and everyone can do whatever they want and be whoever they want is not biblical whatsoever. The Bible says that our lives are not our own but that our lives and bodies belong to the Lord for His glory. I live my life based on this truth and firmly believe that there would be less gender issues and insecurities in children if they were. raised knowing that they do not belong to themselves, but they belong to the Lord 4 TPUSA OU
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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irishlittimes.bsky.social
Oscar Wilde, who died on this day 125 years ago (30 November 1900, in Paris).

"I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works."

(Conversation with André Gide in Algiers, quoted in a letter by Gide to his mother, 30 January 1895)
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM