Orm Karaya
@ormkaraya.bsky.social
Old & buzzed, but not drunk. :P
Deeply traumatized & doesn't see much more than more of that ahead.
But Stubborn as fuck. <3
Writing, Atheism, Philosophy, Blundering.
Music, General horniness. Likes Science, DnD, Solarpunk, Permaculture, plenty of stuff!
Deeply traumatized & doesn't see much more than more of that ahead.
But Stubborn as fuck. <3
Writing, Atheism, Philosophy, Blundering.
Music, General horniness. Likes Science, DnD, Solarpunk, Permaculture, plenty of stuff!
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3rd anniversary to this *still* work in progress - The Carina Nebula.
Still a WIP coz it's difficult to capture form Metro Manila (low on the horizon to the south); bigger than the moon would appear - just blurred by light pollution and atmospheric thickness
#astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
Still a WIP coz it's difficult to capture form Metro Manila (low on the horizon to the south); bigger than the moon would appear - just blurred by light pollution and atmospheric thickness
#astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
April 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
3rd anniversary to this *still* work in progress - The Carina Nebula.
Still a WIP coz it's difficult to capture form Metro Manila (low on the horizon to the south); bigger than the moon would appear - just blurred by light pollution and atmospheric thickness
#astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
Still a WIP coz it's difficult to capture form Metro Manila (low on the horizon to the south); bigger than the moon would appear - just blurred by light pollution and atmospheric thickness
#astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
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I can’t exaggerate how badly this will affect our field, also internationally since many missions are jointly funded with eg ESA and JAXA. We are basically pinning our hopes on congressfolk to fight for all the regions that will lose jobs, since the science isn’t winning any arguments. 😢🔭🧪
First the rumour was a 20% budget cut. Then, 50%. Now the president's NASA budget is out and it's a 68% cut to astrophysics ($1.5B to $487M).
Even if this gets reversed in four years, we will *never* recover the missions, partners, people who will be gone.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Even if this gets reversed in four years, we will *never* recover the missions, partners, people who will be gone.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan
The preliminary version of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress, known as a “passback,” would cut the agency’s science budget funding nearly in half.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I can’t exaggerate how badly this will affect our field, also internationally since many missions are jointly funded with eg ESA and JAXA. We are basically pinning our hopes on congressfolk to fight for all the regions that will lose jobs, since the science isn’t winning any arguments. 😢🔭🧪
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CDC unable to respond to lead crisis due to funding cuts.
April 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
CDC unable to respond to lead crisis due to funding cuts.
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Trump administration opens half of National Forests to logging. An emergency order lifts protections on over half of U.S. Forest Service lands as the Trump pushes to increase timber production.
April 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump administration opens half of National Forests to logging. An emergency order lifts protections on over half of U.S. Forest Service lands as the Trump pushes to increase timber production.
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The government acknowledges that it ripped our client Mahmoud Khalil from his home and his family solely because of his political beliefs and expression.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The government acknowledges that it ripped our client Mahmoud Khalil from his home and his family solely because of his political beliefs and expression.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
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Opinion: They Should Invent a Dog Breed That Doesn’t Look At You While You Jerk Off
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
Opinion: They Should Invent a Dog Breed That Doesn’t Look At You While You Jerk Off
Man domesticated dogs nearly 15,000 years ago, and astonishingly, there are now 400 distinct dog breeds. Even more astonishing is that no one thought to engineer a dog that doesn’t stare directly at y...
thehardtimes.net
April 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Opinion: They Should Invent a Dog Breed That Doesn’t Look At You While You Jerk Off
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
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Trump is exploring legal avenues to “deport” U.S. citizens to El Salvador, where the administration has arranged for individuals to be held in a prison notorious for human rights abuses.
April 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump is exploring legal avenues to “deport” U.S. citizens to El Salvador, where the administration has arranged for individuals to be held in a prison notorious for human rights abuses.
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Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it.
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it.
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
Read books.
Form your own opinions.
LEARN THINGS.
READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND
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i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
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Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
April 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
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Been thinking about this Zappa quote a lot lately.
April 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Been thinking about this Zappa quote a lot lately.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada freezes rebate payments to Tesla, bars it from future programs due to tariffs | CBC News
Canada has frozen all rebate payments to Tesla and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.
www.cbc.ca
April 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.
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We wanted to let everyone know that all of our resistance members are safe—thanks again for your help the other day. There was a situation involving Musk staffers, but it’s been handled.
April 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
We wanted to let everyone know that all of our resistance members are safe—thanks again for your help the other day. There was a situation involving Musk staffers, but it’s been handled.
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Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.
April 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.
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As warrantless searches of people's electronics by border agents increase, it's more important than ever to know your rights and how to protect your private devices before you travel.
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. | ACLU
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answ...
www.aclu.org
April 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As warrantless searches of people's electronics by border agents increase, it's more important than ever to know your rights and how to protect your private devices before you travel.
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A reminder for this Transgender Day of Visibility:
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
March 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A reminder for this Transgender Day of Visibility:
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
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This keeps getting worse and worse.
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This keeps getting worse and worse.
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BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people for helping others travel across state lines to access abortion care.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
April 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people for helping others travel across state lines to access abortion care.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.
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Today is the day, Wisconsin!
We have the opportunity to elect a pro-civil liberties majority to the state Supreme Court — and all of our rights, including our right to abortion care, hang in the balance.
We have the opportunity to elect a pro-civil liberties majority to the state Supreme Court — and all of our rights, including our right to abortion care, hang in the balance.
April 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today is the day, Wisconsin!
We have the opportunity to elect a pro-civil liberties majority to the state Supreme Court — and all of our rights, including our right to abortion care, hang in the balance.
We have the opportunity to elect a pro-civil liberties majority to the state Supreme Court — and all of our rights, including our right to abortion care, hang in the balance.
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March 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Reports are coming in that Trump-era ICE agents have arrested even American-born citizens during raids. If you’re just heading to work or the grocery store, how would you prove you’re an American? This is getting out of hand—Americans have a right to privacy.
March 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reports are coming in that Trump-era ICE agents have arrested even American-born citizens during raids. If you’re just heading to work or the grocery store, how would you prove you’re an American? This is getting out of hand—Americans have a right to privacy.