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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 1d

Yupper-doo!

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

I’m down for this.

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 2d

Gosh, this ought to be immediately disqualifying. Share this quote with your elected officials and demand they remove Hegseth immediately!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 5d

❤️❤️❤️❤️

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

The best news! ❤️

'Reading Rainbow' Is Coming Back After Nearly 20 Years With Beloved Librarian As Host—And Fans Are Pumped

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 6d

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 6d

Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 6d

If you are able, please support PBS News!

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 6d

Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted, objective journalism hasn't wavered.

For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.

Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 7d

One of my absolute heroes, for her gentle persistence, courage, and huge empathy

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 7d

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. https://to.pbs.org/4mIl8Ig

Conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, dies at 91

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to humans.

to.pbs.org

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 7d

Trump wants to hold the government hostage until Democrats agree to raise health care costs for millions of Americans and give him more unchecked power.

But health care is a human right.

And in America, we have no kings.

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 7d

OMG, perfect! Thank you, military Reddit and @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social !

Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 8d

Our paper on perceptions of punctuated equilibrium - including suggestions for how to teach about this essential evolutionary concept - is now available online! doi.org/10.1017/pab....

Taking the temperature of punctuated equilibrium on its semicentennial | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core

Taking the temperature of punctuated equilibrium on its semicentennial

doi.org

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 8d

The open hatred and disgust for "females" here is breathtaking. Not to mention the fetishizing of a particular type of physically strong yet "pretty" white man, clean-shaven, well-dressed, blonde, blue-eyed...<cough>Aryan<cough>

Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 8d

I remind you that this man has been accused of domestic violence by the women in his life.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "Basic training is being restored to what it should be -- scary, tough, and disciplined. We're empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged ... they can put hands on recruits."

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 8d

Not doing torture is "woke..."

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 8d

US war crimes are back, baby!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 8d

Today's speech is exactly what one expects from someone who flounced from the Individual Ready Reserve due to his white supremacist tattoos

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 8d

So grateful for our military leaders today, who understood the assignment - don't give these sociopathic narcissists what they want. Sometimes stony-faced silence is the perfect response.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 8d

Truly proud of our top military leaders for holding steady and keeping an apolitical face, even when the pressure couldn’t be greater.

Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 8d

Yikes!

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 9d

As a former gamer, I cannot overstate how big of a deal this right-wing takeover of Electronic Arts is.

Are they going to create video games where they kidnap and dismember journalists like Jamal Khashoggi?

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 11d

Happy birthday, Pete!

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 11d

So, it's my birthday. If you'd like to do something in honor of that, then consider voicing an opinion save my department!

eas.unl.edu/save-earth-a...

I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve, etc...

Save Earth and Atmospheric Sciences! | Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Nebraska

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is proposing to close the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) as part of its budget reduction plan. We strongly oppose this plan. EAS conducts research ...

eas.unl.edu

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Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 11d

This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like

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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 12d

so ICE is a jobs program for men who like to hit women and get away with it

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 12d

A reminder that Comey is no hero here

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12d

James Comey handed the 2016 election to Donald Trump by announcing a sham investigation against his opponent, causing people to forget the "Access Hollywood" tape & doubt Clinton's honesty.

Today, Trump thanked Comey by corruptly indicting him. To Donald, loyalty & gratitude are one-way streets.

Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 14d

Cephalopod lovers unite! The “Friends of the Cephalopods” group meets every year at the Annual Geological Society of America Connects meeting. Details in the meeting program. Hope to see many of you there! #GSA2025 #Cephalopods #WeAreAllFriendsofCephalopods connects.geosociety.org

GSA Connects 2025 | Annual Geoscience Meeting & Expo

Join thousands of geoscientists at GSA Connects 2025 for cutting-edge science, field trips, career growth, networking, and the latest in geoscience innovation.

connects.geosociety.org

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 14d

Sorry I skipped over all the twisty connections!

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 15d

We can hope...

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15d

I’m old enough to remember that “I was just following orders” was no defense. Nor is it now.

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 15d

Short version is that the maker of generic acetaminophen Perrigo is also the maker of the otc birth control Opill. Decreasing acetaminophen demand will therefore harm people's access to birth control. Absolutely evil.

AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 15d

While everyone is dying over the lack of fucking science EO back this shit up, no one is talking about the damn grift yet. This is as much about pseudo science as it is about the grift and goals of controlling women and the great replacement theory shit. 🧵🧵🧵 let’s get sorta conspiracy

AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 15d

Good morning ppl! Well if you watched the Tylenol briefing yesterday, how the fuck is trump not the god damn drunk uncle on SNL? Fucking how???? If you have no idea what the fuck I’m talking about

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Peg Yacobucci @pegyaco.bsky.social · 15d

Indeed!

FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 15d

#FightThePower