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jenny (phire) @phirephoenix.com · 55m

wow they got mary magdalene

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 7h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 49m

To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10h

"Candidate does not require assigned tasks to be amazing or even particularly interesting, and has been known to sidestep certain projects entirely as opposed to wasting time on a nonsense initiative that will, within weeks, be replaced by another nonsense initiative."

Moderately Motivated Gen-Xer for Hire

Forty-something professional seeks opportunity in an environment that is neither “fun,” “playful,” nor “collaborative;” minimal responsibility pref...

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Banned Books - Gator Days

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2h

:: blinks ::

Does…does the president think Truth Social DMs are…secure?

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3h

So of course the weirdest and most alarming thing here is that Trump intended to DM the AG on Truth Social to order her to indict Comey and accidentally posted it publicly. But there are other very weird details within...

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 3h

It's fascinating that a higher ed search firm reached out to a very conservative member of Congress to recruit the new president of Youngstown State. I didn't know that was a part of search firms' playbooks.

www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

What is more unusual is that, while in Congress, Johnson, a staunch conservative, swapped endorsements with President Trump, and was perhaps best known for voting not to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election and supporting a travel ban on majority-Muslim nations during Trump’s first administration.

Johnson, 70, wasn’t seeking a fourth act. So when representatives from the search firm WittKieffer came calling about the Youngstown State job, he had a question of his own: “Why would I consider something like this?”

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 2d

This is going to be a disaster. And, Alaska gets next to nothing for mining.

Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 2d

President Donald Trump ordered approval of a 211-mile road through wilderness to the Ambler mining district in Northwest Alaska, to support mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.

Trump approves Ambler mining road to boost Alaska copper, zinc production

The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the first Trump administration but was later blocked by the Biden administration after an analysis determined the project would threaten caribou an...

www.adn.com

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Leah Berman Williams @leahwrenn.bsky.social · 2h

Thread!

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Leah Berman Williams @leahwrenn.bsky.social · 2h

The linked article appears to be a gift link, at least I could read it (thanks!).

And it’s worth a read.

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3h

So of course the weirdest and most alarming thing here is that Trump intended to DM the AG on Truth Social to order her to indict Comey and accidentally posted it publicly. But there are other very weird details within...

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3h

a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement

Joey Mannarino in a dark brown tailored jacket. The low armhole is causing his jacket to lift.

Someone in an inflatable frog costume. The high armhole allows them to raise their arm without disturbing the rest of the garment

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Jul 25

Few “don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone” examples as potent as an independent DOJ

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Leah Berman Williams @leahwrenn.bsky.social · 2h

#alaskasky

kotzebue, stay as safe as you can!

Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 2h

The entire city of Kotzebue, Alaska, is being evacuated for potential record coastal flooding. Kotzebue is the "hub" community for northwest Alaska. @alaskawx.bsky.social

CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 6h

kotzebue, alaska declared a mandatory evacuation order

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 2h

The State EOC is activated.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 2h

The entire city of Kotzebue, Alaska, is being evacuated for potential record coastal flooding. Kotzebue is the "hub" community for northwest Alaska. @alaskawx.bsky.social

CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 6h

kotzebue, alaska declared a mandatory evacuation order

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 6h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4h

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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AkLuvr @akchikky.bsky.social · 2h

Big storm impacting western Alaska

Global wind map,showing storm hitting west Alaska, hard.

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Leah Berman Williams @leahwrenn.bsky.social · 2h

@alaskawx.bsky.social is it ever going to stop raining?

I’m so ready for not rain. Snow would be fine.

I didn’t sign up to live in Juneau…

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 12h

Halloween accidents and polar coordinates.

Halloween in the Round

Last year I wrote about cleaning some data from the NHTSA’s FARS system, tracks information about road accidents in the United States. I did that again this year for my Modern Plain Text Computing cla...

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Original Math Designs @diffgeom.com · 4d

This conic sections poster is ... Octobery (in the northern hemisphere)
www.diffgeom.com/product/post...

Browse all my poster images:
www.diffgeom.com/product-cate...

#MathSky #MathArt

Sixteen images of a cone rotating about an axis through the vertex and perpendicular to its own axis, cut by a horizontal plane above the vertex, and seen obliquely. Each cone is warmly-colored like molten metal, grading from bright gold to brick red along the cone axis. The images are arranged around a circle like numbers on a clock face, with the image's position equal to the cone's angle of rotation. The cones float against a twilit sky grading from medium blue at the bottom to dark blue, and together they comprise a glowing bracelet-like ring.

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Original Math Designs @diffgeom.com · 3d

If circles in configuration spaces are your thing, check out my differential-geometric wall clocks, such as this catenoid-helicoid dance, only from Differential Geometry:

www.diffgeom.com/product/wall...

#MathSky #MathArt

Dance around the clock: A gold-red catenoid morphs into a helicoid and back in twelve equally-spaced snapshots of a famous isometric deformation.

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Sav @savannahpants.bsky.social · 1d

7: “Devil’s Club” 🌱

#drawtober #drawtober2025 #nativeartist #nativeart #indigenousart #indigenousartist #alaskanative #formline #art #artist #illustration #devilsclub #savannahpantsart

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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 5h

Grim flood forecast in Kotzebue right now from the @nws.noaa.gov: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

It's looking to be worse than last October's flood, which was the worst in living memory for Kotz. #akleg #Alaska

WWA Summary by Location for 66.9N 162.59W with AKZ817/AKC188/AKZ917 emphasis Coastal Flood Warning

forecast.weather.gov

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