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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1d

Fascist republicans have confirmed idiot MAGA lunatic Herschel Walker as US Ambassador to the Bahamas for no other reason than to give yet another deranged unqualified cultist a title with fancy taxpayer funded salary for a job he doesn’t give a flying fuck about.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 1d

Can you say Hatch Act violation?
osc.gov/Services/pag...

a screen shot of the USDA website during the Great Government Shutdown of 2025 with a notice blaming Democrats for the shutdown - a clear violation of the Hatch Act and written in the style of playground bully who isn't getting his way.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 5d

Wanna know whose shutdown this is?

Pay attention to who’s enjoying it.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d

Folks: I am not on TikTok. Any account there is not me. And I will NEVER ask for money!

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · Jul 7

Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system:

The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine

- @hislopmd.bsky.social

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lights out for migrating birds @lightsoutforbirds.bsky.social · 5d

fall is the deadliest season for migrating birds. to help stop the poor birds from hitting windows, keep lights out 11pm to 6am and make windows bird safe flap.org

Melissa Breyer @melissabreyer.bsky.social · May 20

Window collision #2337, scarlet tanager; Bklyn, NY, May 2, 2025. I find window-struck migratory birds in such a haunting array of conditions and poses; but this one was especially sad. I can’t help but wonder what her last few minutes of life were like. Data + body to @nycbirdalliance.bsky.social

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 6d

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 6d

Oh and it's also in the Rumsey Map Collection here:
tinyurl.com/1986climate

Verify Access

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 6d

Today I have the pleasure of teaching a #DataViz workshop at @unm.edu - this amazing 1986 Climate Map of the Earth is hanging on the wall in the room I'm teaching in. Of course I had to share!

#MapsintheWild #GISChat

a large wall map showing the Climate of the Earth

A chart depicting the limits of arid zones.

Climatic Zones explained - the legend for the Climate of the Earth Map.

Charts showing average daily and monthly max and min air temperature and average monthly precipitation for select areas.

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 7d

Can confirm. Close relative now furloughed under Commerce Department got the email. Quote "received this extremely inappropriate email blaming Dems...."

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 7d

I'd love to get 35 new free subscribers (then 200 more, but start small) to Gravity Is Gone, with my independent reporting and writing on science, politics, and policy. I got laid off a month ago, trying to build this, lfg!

www.gravityisgone.com

I published two things just yesterday; the first:

Breaking: HHS, Commerce, Probably Other Agencies Send Entire Staff Email Blaming Democrats for Shutdown

Please forgive the multiple editions in one day — occasionally I'll send breaking news out such as this. If you're new here, read more about the deal here and please subscribe below! On Tuesday after...

www.gravityisgone.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance

However, they are weaker than they look…

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 7d

Talented and effective bullshitter along with puckered lips to kiss tRump's ass are the only job requirements.

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 8d

We are living in interesting times. History will not favor the fascists. It never has and never will. Yet the cycle continues.

History favors the resistors.

#resist

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Jeff Young @jefftheyoung.bsky.social · 8d

Judge William Young put this threatening note he received atop his opinion, in which he catalogs Trump administration actions meant to "terrorize Americans into quiescence.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 8d

If the President of the United States can assemble all of his commanding officers and describe his plans for prosecuting a military conflict against US cities without drawing even an ATTEMPT to impeach him under the Constitution’s explicit definition of treason, the legislature are all oathbreakers.

US Const Art 3 Section. 3.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 8d

@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org @heinrich.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.

I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.

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Gramophoneman @gramophoneman.bsky.social · 11d

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Sylvie @sylviaakabibi.bsky.social · 11d

No matter what ...

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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 11d

Trump became president, in large part, by using social media to inflame tensions and turn people against each other. Sending troops into cities is the physical equivalent of that strategy, with potentially deadly consequences. We cannot take the bait.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon

Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 11d

# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon

The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 11d

Jesus’ central command was to love. How exactly did Kirk love immigrants and people of color and women and Trans teens and Muslims and Democrats and atheists? Precisely what of his work and words made them feel more seen, heard, respected, valued?

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-shamef...

The Shameful Christian Idolatry and Fraudulent Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk

As news of his shooting broke, the Jesus-washing of Charlie Kirk’s life by Conservative Christians began almost immediately.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 11d

This is the only acceptable 3D pie chart.

#DataViz #JustSayNoToPieCharts

A round vat proportioned with 72% corn, 10% malted barley, and 18% rye.

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · 13d

I am soooo excited for this!

#DataViz

Alberto Cairo @albertocairo.com · 13d

As I say in the intro video, the Open Visualization Academy is, by far, the most exciting and ambitious project in my entire career. It's huge in scope, and I think that it'll be a game-changer in information design and visualization education.

openvisualizationacademy.org

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Open Visualization Academy

openvisualizationacademy.org

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Y. Marie Stout @stoutpotentials.bsky.social · 16d

My late husband was autistic. He was born 3 years before Tylenol was introduced.

Now where were we?

Oh. Yeah. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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