Mike Reader
@mreader-mal.bsky.social
I'm here to have fun and to learn. Aspiring polyglot (español, Nederlands, italiano). Science. Vaxed. Main sports interests: NFL, college football, college hoops, NBA, WNBA. #GoMocs #KeepPounding
Experian is a clown show.
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Experian is a clown show.
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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
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By Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
By Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
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course rules, sir goony golf, chattanooga, tennessee, 1986
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
course rules, sir goony golf, chattanooga, tennessee, 1986
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Jalen Hurts turns it over twice on one play, the Eagles fan reaction is classic
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Jalen Hurts turns it over twice on one play, the Eagles fan reaction is classic
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The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH): UAH Student Researcher Leads Discovery of Fastest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded www.uah.edu/news/items/u...
UAH | News | The University of Alabama in Huntsville
www.uah.edu
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH): UAH Student Researcher Leads Discovery of Fastest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded www.uah.edu/news/items/u...
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Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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Instant classic - Jags 31, Chiefs 28.
Glad I'm working the afternoon shift tomorrow.
Glad I'm working the afternoon shift tomorrow.
October 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Instant classic - Jags 31, Chiefs 28.
Glad I'm working the afternoon shift tomorrow.
Glad I'm working the afternoon shift tomorrow.
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A group of 6 LCC K9 comfort dogs arrived in Minneapolis yesterday in the wake of the latest mass shooting. The organization deploys comfort dogs following tragic events. The dogs wore their "please pet me vests," offering love and comfort to those processing this heartbreaking tragedy. 15/10 for all
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A group of 6 LCC K9 comfort dogs arrived in Minneapolis yesterday in the wake of the latest mass shooting. The organization deploys comfort dogs following tragic events. The dogs wore their "please pet me vests," offering love and comfort to those processing this heartbreaking tragedy. 15/10 for all
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Partir un ibuprofeno a la mitad para tomar 600 mg en vez de 400 es mala idea: destruye una pieza clave de su ingeniería https://www.xataka.com/p/323671
August 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Partir un ibuprofeno a la mitad para tomar 600 mg en vez de 400 es mala idea: destruye una pieza clave de su ingeniería https://www.xataka.com/p/323671
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This is Jetty. He never wants to hear you complain about his barking again. 13/10 (IG: ullalynn3)
August 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is Jetty. He never wants to hear you complain about his barking again. 13/10 (IG: ullalynn3)
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New customs regulations take effect August 29, and many European postal agencies and companies say until new systems are set up they can't ship some goods. Gifts worth less than $100 are not affected.
Boxed in by shifting tariff rules, European shippers pause some U.S.-bound parcels
New customs regulations take effect August 29, and many European postal agencies and companies say until new systems are set up they can't ship some goods. Gifts worth less than $100 are not affected.
n.pr
August 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New customs regulations take effect August 29, and many European postal agencies and companies say until new systems are set up they can't ship some goods. Gifts worth less than $100 are not affected.
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Para el PP, una novillera taurina es un ‘referente social’.
Pero una científica de Alcalá que publica en Science un avance contra la aterosclerosis, ni una mención.
Sus valores hablan solos.
🎥 Nuevo vídeo 👇
Pero una científica de Alcalá que publica en Science un avance contra la aterosclerosis, ni una mención.
Sus valores hablan solos.
🎥 Nuevo vídeo 👇
August 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Para el PP, una novillera taurina es un ‘referente social’.
Pero una científica de Alcalá que publica en Science un avance contra la aterosclerosis, ni una mención.
Sus valores hablan solos.
🎥 Nuevo vídeo 👇
Pero una científica de Alcalá que publica en Science un avance contra la aterosclerosis, ni una mención.
Sus valores hablan solos.
🎥 Nuevo vídeo 👇
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El incendio de Jarilla ha arrasado 17.300 hectáreas en Extremadura. A pocos kilómetros, está Béjar (Salamanca). La gente de allí se pregunta por qué sus bomberos no pudieron actuar. “¿Tiene sentido que estando a 15 minutos no ayudemos?” social.elpais.com/g7qkf5
Los bomberos de Béjar, cerca del fuego y sin poder actuar: “¿Tiene sentido que estando a 15 minutos no ayudemos?”
Muchos de ellos acudieron como voluntarios en su tiempo libre para echar una mano en el incendio que comenzó en Jarilla
social.elpais.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
El incendio de Jarilla ha arrasado 17.300 hectáreas en Extremadura. A pocos kilómetros, está Béjar (Salamanca). La gente de allí se pregunta por qué sus bomberos no pudieron actuar. “¿Tiene sentido que estando a 15 minutos no ayudemos?” social.elpais.com/g7qkf5
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This is Dingo. He gets very anxious if he doesn't have a lap to sit on. In order to meet his lap needs, his family made him an emotional support dummy using pre-worn clothes donated from his grandpa. Dingo couldn't be happier, and we're happy for him. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday
(FB: Janelle Grace)
(FB: Janelle Grace)
August 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is Dingo. He gets very anxious if he doesn't have a lap to sit on. In order to meet his lap needs, his family made him an emotional support dummy using pre-worn clothes donated from his grandpa. Dingo couldn't be happier, and we're happy for him. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday
(FB: Janelle Grace)
(FB: Janelle Grace)
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With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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This video from Fairmount Bagels in Montreal from their Instagram is the most impressive thing I've ever seen
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This video from Fairmount Bagels in Montreal from their Instagram is the most impressive thing I've ever seen
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I once had a client a local prosecutor called a "career criminal."
Tbh, client had multiple arrests.
For stealing food.
Because otherwise they wouldn't eat at all.
Because they couldn't get a job because of previously being arrested for stealing food.
A society has the criminals it creates.
Tbh, client had multiple arrests.
For stealing food.
Because otherwise they wouldn't eat at all.
Because they couldn't get a job because of previously being arrested for stealing food.
A society has the criminals it creates.
August 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I once had a client a local prosecutor called a "career criminal."
Tbh, client had multiple arrests.
For stealing food.
Because otherwise they wouldn't eat at all.
Because they couldn't get a job because of previously being arrested for stealing food.
A society has the criminals it creates.
Tbh, client had multiple arrests.
For stealing food.
Because otherwise they wouldn't eat at all.
Because they couldn't get a job because of previously being arrested for stealing food.
A society has the criminals it creates.
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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“It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner.”
4-years of interviews shows many are grappling with what their racial status means today — shaped by Jim Crow’s legacy, recent protests and political upheaval.
4-years of interviews shows many are grappling with what their racial status means today — shaped by Jim Crow’s legacy, recent protests and political upheaval.
‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that
How do white Southerners think about their racial status in a world that is scrutinizing white advantages? Researchers found people across the political spectrum grappling with what being white means.
buff.ly
August 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner.”
4-years of interviews shows many are grappling with what their racial status means today — shaped by Jim Crow’s legacy, recent protests and political upheaval.
4-years of interviews shows many are grappling with what their racial status means today — shaped by Jim Crow’s legacy, recent protests and political upheaval.
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En 2017, un delegado de Papúa Occidental asistió a la ONU en Nueva York luciendo un koteka, una tradicional funda peneal de las tierras altas de Nueva Guinea, reafirmando su identidad cultural en uno de los escenarios diplomáticos más formales del mundo.
August 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
En 2017, un delegado de Papúa Occidental asistió a la ONU en Nueva York luciendo un koteka, una tradicional funda peneal de las tierras altas de Nueva Guinea, reafirmando su identidad cultural en uno de los escenarios diplomáticos más formales del mundo.