La Petite Fromage
@lapetitefromage.bsky.social
I used to blog, back when I was still 'a robust young cheese, with cheek'. I'm a well-aged cheese now. Law prof, lawyer, artist, scientist. Married w/dogs to @theodorevitale. She/her.
Punch more Nazis. F*CK TRUMP. F*CK MUSK.
Punch more Nazis. F*CK TRUMP. F*CK MUSK.
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Now here is a death worth mourning. May your memory be a blessing, Maru.
Maru the Box-Loving Cat, Once the Most Viewed Animal on YouTube, Dies at 18
Maru the cat, a Scottish Fold feline, died at the age of 18 following a decline in health and a cancer diagnosis. The feline is famous for squeezing into boxes, antics that were documented in popular ...
people.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Now here is a death worth mourning. May your memory be a blessing, Maru.
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Absolutely bonkers personalist regime stuff www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
August 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Absolutely bonkers personalist regime stuff www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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🚨BREAKING: El Salvador told the United Nations that it has no legal authority over hundreds of Venezuelan men that President Donald Trump sent to a Salvadoran megaprison earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
El Salvador Contradicts Trump, Says It Has No Authority Over Migrants Held in Megaprison
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🚨BREAKING: El Salvador told the United Nations that it has no legal authority over hundreds of Venezuelan men that President Donald Trump sent to a Salvadoran megaprison earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Joni Ernst is a heartless, condescending, b*tch who does not deserve to hold office.
June 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Joni Ernst is a heartless, condescending, b*tch who does not deserve to hold office.
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🚨Trump signs a National Security Memorandum.
Declares large sections of 3 contiguous states—170 mi along the Southern Border as a military base.
📌U.S troops authorized to search, arrest & use crowd control on U.S. soil = the start of an Authoritarian Takeover‼️
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Declares large sections of 3 contiguous states—170 mi along the Southern Border as a military base.
📌U.S troops authorized to search, arrest & use crowd control on U.S. soil = the start of an Authoritarian Takeover‼️
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
How Turning the Border into a Military Zone Evades Congress and Threatens Rights
The administration is trying to evade limits on domestic use of the armed forces.
www.brennancenter.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🚨Trump signs a National Security Memorandum.
Declares large sections of 3 contiguous states—170 mi along the Southern Border as a military base.
📌U.S troops authorized to search, arrest & use crowd control on U.S. soil = the start of an Authoritarian Takeover‼️
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Declares large sections of 3 contiguous states—170 mi along the Southern Border as a military base.
📌U.S troops authorized to search, arrest & use crowd control on U.S. soil = the start of an Authoritarian Takeover‼️
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Lambo the Bernese Mountain Dog, in an unscripted moment.
March 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Lambo the Bernese Mountain Dog, in an unscripted moment.
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This does not bode well for one of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Scientists have identified an astonishing 18 million tons of lithium buried beneath the murky waters of the state’s largest lake. Extracting this resource comes with challenges from environmental risks to geopolitical considerations.
Scientists have identified an astonishing 18 million tons of lithium buried beneath the murky waters of the state’s largest lake. Extracting this resource comes with challenges from environmental risks to geopolitical considerations.
US hits lithium jackpot: 18M tons worth $540B found underground
With 18 million tons of lithium found under the Salton Sea, the US could dominate the battery industry. But extracting it won’t be easy.
interestingengineering.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This does not bode well for one of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Scientists have identified an astonishing 18 million tons of lithium buried beneath the murky waters of the state’s largest lake. Extracting this resource comes with challenges from environmental risks to geopolitical considerations.
Scientists have identified an astonishing 18 million tons of lithium buried beneath the murky waters of the state’s largest lake. Extracting this resource comes with challenges from environmental risks to geopolitical considerations.
Always listen to Teddy, his political analyses and instincts are frighteningly astute, and this one's a gimme anyhow.
Criminalizing being trans has always been the point. Texas is a mini-drill.
As Texas Republican lawmakers consider one of the most extreme anti-transgender bills in the country, Joelle Espeut of The Normal Anomaly Initiative is urging community members to resist fear — and instead, lean into joy and hope.
March 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Always listen to Teddy, his political analyses and instincts are frighteningly astute, and this one's a gimme anyhow.
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In the 1960s Switzerland had some of Europe's filthiest waterbodies.
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers
In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In the 1960s Switzerland had some of Europe's filthiest waterbodies.
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now its cities boast near-pristine rivers & lakes: "We are united by a love of water".
Lessons to learn here, about building emotional connection to water as well as infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Some unvaccinated children being treated for measles at a Texas hospital showed signs of liver damage from ingesting too much vitamin A. RFK Jr has been recommending vitamin A.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Some unvaccinated children being treated for measles at a Texas hospital showed signs of liver damage from ingesting too much vitamin A. RFK Jr has been recommending vitamin A.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
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NEW: US THREATENS UKRAINIANS WITH DEPORTATION.
Beyond evil.
Reuters reports Trump is planning to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia.
This would put them on a fast-track to deportation.
The Biden administration had welcomed those fleeing the conflict.
Beyond evil.
Reuters reports Trump is planning to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia.
This would put them on a fast-track to deportation.
The Biden administration had welcomed those fleeing the conflict.
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: US THREATENS UKRAINIANS WITH DEPORTATION.
Beyond evil.
Reuters reports Trump is planning to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia.
This would put them on a fast-track to deportation.
The Biden administration had welcomed those fleeing the conflict.
Beyond evil.
Reuters reports Trump is planning to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia.
This would put them on a fast-track to deportation.
The Biden administration had welcomed those fleeing the conflict.
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The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.
This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
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repost this if anti-trans people are not welcome and unsafe with you
March 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
repost this if anti-trans people are not welcome and unsafe with you
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White/pink skin was a very recent mutation:“Until around 1,700 years ago, the majority of Europeans had dark skin, the authors of the study say, adding that most of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and the Britons who built Stonehenge, had dark skin, eyes and hair.”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Britons 'were mostly black 5,000 years ago', new study suggests
With Stonehenge, just outside the town of Glastonbury, being constructed around 5,000 years ago, experts have said we can assume the builders behind it had dark skin.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
White/pink skin was a very recent mutation:“Until around 1,700 years ago, the majority of Europeans had dark skin, the authors of the study say, adding that most of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and the Britons who built Stonehenge, had dark skin, eyes and hair.”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨 BREAKING: Former French Pres. Hollande just dropped a brutal truth bomb:
“Trump is no longer an ally—he’s siding with our adversaries.”
Hollande, predecessor to President Macron, made it clear: “The American people remain our friends, but the Trump administration itself is no longer our ally.”
“Trump is no longer an ally—he’s siding with our adversaries.”
Hollande, predecessor to President Macron, made it clear: “The American people remain our friends, but the Trump administration itself is no longer our ally.”
March 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Former French Pres. Hollande just dropped a brutal truth bomb:
“Trump is no longer an ally—he’s siding with our adversaries.”
Hollande, predecessor to President Macron, made it clear: “The American people remain our friends, but the Trump administration itself is no longer our ally.”
“Trump is no longer an ally—he’s siding with our adversaries.”
Hollande, predecessor to President Macron, made it clear: “The American people remain our friends, but the Trump administration itself is no longer our ally.”
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🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
March 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
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Discussion of "respect" rn making me think of this tumblr post tbh:
March 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Discussion of "respect" rn making me think of this tumblr post tbh:
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Not much media attention was paid to the Burgum nomination but @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com recently looked at how the former governor had repeatedly sued the department he will now lead, trying to undermine federal regulations.
January 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Not much media attention was paid to the Burgum nomination but @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com recently looked at how the former governor had repeatedly sued the department he will now lead, trying to undermine federal regulations.
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NEW: “People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: “People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...