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As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.—Maya Angelou

'Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'
—Emma Lazarus
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This galaxy is VERY tiny—much much smaller than our own Milky Way—& incredibly distant. But we can see it AND distinguish its shape!

How?

The light we see from it is from SO LONG AGO that the Universe was MUCH smaller at the time: we see it as it was when it was close enough to us to look big!! 🤯
This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
News from the edge of the visible universe:

JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.

(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭

science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)

"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?

Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…

Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.

Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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HERE COMES THE OLYMPICS DISPLACEMENT MACHINE
"Efforts to remove unhoused people will focus on the security perimeters of Olympic venues, according to the report."

For many of the major venues, what's been discussed has been a one-mile radius. For the Figueroa/Expo Park cluster, that would encompass huge sections of downtown and South LA
LA County considers plans to remove unhoused people and clear encampments around Olympic venues
L.A. County officials have issued a strategy report advising local governments on how to clear people from encampments near major events.
laist.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Code Vein II courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Jan 29th, 2:30 PM PT

Game is $58.30 at Gamesplanet w/ code BLOODWARIO buff.ly/laoWLaf
January 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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This is going to be a great time for a great cause. Tune in!
MinnMax is teaming up with @giantbomb.bsky.social this Friday at 5pm Central for an ICE Out charity stream from our studio in Minneapolis.

It'll be simulcast on all channels...

www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
www.youtube.com/minnmax
www.twitch.tv/giantbomb
www.youtube.com/giantbomb
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

Reposts are appreciated.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.

Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.—Maya Angelou

'Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'
—Emma Lazarus
January 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.

gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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The only way we protect ourselves from ICE is by winning the midterms.
January 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
@nikigrayson.com your LA and mine are very different, they were still setting off fireworks at 2:50 am in my neighborhood, through the rain. My poor dog was beside herself all night.
January 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
January 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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A Proposal for All Parents Worldwide
Santa Opens It Up
YouTube video by Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
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December 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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December 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Why is the default volume on every kids toy, “jet engine taking off five feet in front of your face.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 10 Steam codes for Simogo Legacy Collection from @simogo.com. Giveaway closes on December 6th at 6 PM PT

Game is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam simogo.com/work/simogol...
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
@mattmira.bsky.social hi, I’ve been catching up on the backlog of ST:TNC episodes after your appearance on Mission Log, whatever happened to S4 E3? The feed jumps from S4E2 to S4E4. There’s an episode labeled “saucer section 1” in between but as far as I can tell it’s just half of “Brothers” LLAP 🖖
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM