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Justine Jacot 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her)
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Philosophy, beer, sci-fi, science, archaeology and weightlifting, not necessarily in that order.
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qualia1.bsky.social
The little shrimp!
dannastaaf.bsky.social Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · 9d
A cool thing I learned at the cephalopod conference is that squid embryos actually look out of their capsules while they're developing and learn what prey will be available to hunt after they hatch. 🧪🐡🦑
A pencil sketch scanned from my notebook (handwritten notes are visible from the other side of the page) of a squid egg capsule. It's a lumpy elongate shape attached to the seafloor by a short stalk and containing about a dozen round eggs. Faint squid embryos are scribbled in all the eggs, but two are rendered in darker lines and more detail. One of these gazes hungrily to the left of the capsule, where a small shrimp in the water blows a raspberry back at the embryo. The words I'M GONNA EAT YOU fill the egg space around the embryo. The other rendered embryo stares angrily to the right of the capsule, where a tiny fish swims quickly in the other direction. The words YOU BETTER SWIM fill the egg space around this embryo, and its arms are coiled so it looks like it's shaking its fists.
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for @thenerve.news & it’s about this generation’s BandAid.

Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊
thenerve.news THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 9d
“Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1.” Musician and activist Brian Eno explains why one song in particular matters this Christmas.
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
qualia1.bsky.social
Reading (or re-reading) this in 2025 is eerie. What a book!
Book cover for Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. The background is white. Prominently featured is a silhouette of a Black woman in profile, facing right, wearing a vibrant red and orange dress and head covering. Small, scattered red, orange, and yellow teardrop or seed shapes float around her and the text. The title "Parable of the Sower" is written in large red font on the left side. Below the title, the author's name "OCTAVIA E. BUTLER" is written in large black font.
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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aelkus.bsky.social
i will never tire of this meme
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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lrendell.bsky.social
Don't just take my word for it ... @stephanielking.bsky.social and Denise Herzing provide insightful comments in this piece: www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-n...
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Here's a note I sent to our members about what we did with their money, and why we expect the Onion to outgrow the Washington Post.

We keep doing weird, hard shit — taunting ICE, yelling at Congress for not taunting ICE, buying bad websites — when nobody else does.

Our members keep getting papers.
Hey there Onion members, This is Ben Collins, CEO of America’s Finest News Source™. I am writing today, as we have arrived at a precipice in American life, to thank you. Our government is employing masked oafs to kidnap our neighbors, ziptie our children, and play Call of Duty: Burger King Edition in several American cities. The White House, otherwise occupied with taping an episode of HGTV’s “Help I Wrecked My House,” is hellbent on politically mandated starvation of the indigent. Worst of all, America’s airwaves have been taken over by dull throbbing moans only recently identified by scientists as something known as “Morgan Wallen.” In short, it is not a good time out there, and our captured media has been too scared to call that out. But, because of you, none of that is true at The Onion. For reasons we don’t like or understand, our work has become increasingly important. You and your contribution over the last year have allowed The Onion to thrive in this precarious moment — to take risks and to say sentences mere moments before those thoughts become criminalized. We need your help in the next year to bolster that fight as things get precipitously worse. Because of your support, The Onion is now the 11th-most distributed newspaper in the United States, sandwiched between The Boston Globe and The Chicago Tribune. In the next year, our goal is to crack the top 10, and to surpass the circulation of the propaganda project of a notorious space pervert, Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post. We’re confident we can reach this goal with your help. Unlike other publications, which all appear to have a fetish for caving to an increasingly maniacal and unpopular authoritarian government, The Onion remains unafraid to print the truth, straightforwardly and without favor. Due to your patronage in the last year, we have: Published 13 newspapers since the relaunch of our print edition in September of 2024. Over the summer, by popular demand, we increased the size of the paper by half. Took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times “calling upon lawmakers in Congress to sit back and do absolutely nothing,” then sent this op-ed to every member of the House and Senate and all 54,000 of our subscribers. Thankfully, they took our advice, and now people are starving. Drove the Onion Newsvan in front of protests and ICE detention centers, blaring headlines about ICE’s one true love: teargassing elementary schools. Released Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile in over 40 cities across North America and later on YouTube, and let independent theatres keep the ticket sales. It’s still unclear if we can write this off. And, a year ago this week, we successfully bid on InfoWars at a bankruptcy auction, before the judgment was overturned by a judge for — and I’m paraphrasing here — being too cool. Yes, despite a legal bill that rivals the GDP of West Virginia, we are continuing work to acquire InfoWars and evolve it into an galactically sized depot of lies, scams, and miracle cures for all of the world’s awesome new and untracked illnesses. The Supreme Court — yes, this Supreme Court — denied Alex Jones’ appeal just last month, a last gasp at evading justice, and we’re hoping this clears a path to reinventing the dumbest site on the internet very soon. So ahead of this holiday season, please consider subscribing to The Onion for yourself, your friends, your parents, or your infant. People love getting something great in the mail every month amidst their requisite bills and death threats. Look, we’re an independent company, we don’t use AI to write headlines and make art, and we’re one of roughly three publications who are up for the fight. Unlike other places, The Onion is quadrupling down on being a pain in the ass, politically. Are you? If so, I hope you’ll continue to be an Onion member, get the paper, and help us deliver ulcers to those who deserve it. Thank you, and Tu Stultus Es, Ben Collins CEO | The Onion
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
qualia1.bsky.social
Finished this a few days ago. I must say I'm disappointed by the flatness of the narration. There are many things to like here, smooth writing, strong characters, sapphic romance, but overall I didn't care much for the events of the story, and the world-building felt a bit rushed.
#scifi #booksky
Cover of The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O'Keefe: a spaceship soaring through a purple and blue starry cosmos. In the foreground, the ship is framed by glowing crystalline structures. The title is displayed prominently in the center in light green, blue and pink, and the author's name, Megan E. O'Keefe, is written in white at the bottom.
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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roxiqt.com
This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.
screenshot of a YouTube video still of a chubby baby seal laying on the snow with the caption "In the glittering backlight, a fat baby seal is doing nothing special."
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
qualia1.bsky.social
You know something is broken in US politics when the only Republican to stand up to Trump is MTG 🙄
Trump ends support for Marjorie Taylor Greene amid growing Epstein feud
President turns on ‘Wacky Marjorie’ after congresswoman criticizes effort to block release of key Epstein documents
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
qualia1.bsky.social
And... Sweden at its worst (tbf this phenomenon is global, not limited to one country)
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies, says journalist Martin Gelin
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
qualia1.bsky.social
Sweden at its best 😍
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
qualia1.bsky.social
Are NASA trolling us with the teardrop shape or have they not read Liu Cixin's Dark Forest?
#nasa #3I/ATLAS #scifi
Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. Image: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing:Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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soniasulaiman.bsky.social
I'm fundraising for living expenses. If I meet the goal by the 15th of November, I'll release a story that I wrote for Clarion West Writer's Workshop. It's an experimental and philosophical piece about Hypatia of Alexandria called "Knowable, Harmonious, and Good."

ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
qualia1.bsky.social
Eat the rich.
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
qualia1.bsky.social
Finally finished this book (not for a lack of interest, more like a case of life getting in the way) and it was really good. I could see the tangles of the plot pretty soon, but it didn't detract from the pleasure I had reading it. Warmly recommended!
qualia1.bsky.social Justine Jacot 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her) @qualia1.bsky.social · Oct 6
I'm really liking this one so far. I'm a sucker for noir and sci-fi mash-ups, so this is right up my alley.
#booksky #scifi #sff
Book cover for "Esperance" by Adam Oyebanji. The cover has a red background with a large, dark, stylized mosquito-like insect in the center. The insect has glowing blue eyes and a long proboscis. The author's name, "ADAM OYEBANJI," is at the top in white text, and the title, "ESPERANCE," is at the bottom. A small blue planet is visible in the upper-left corner of the dark, starry background.
October 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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andrewkostrub.bsky.social
Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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theguardian.com
Louvre museum robbery: how the thieves broke in, what they stole and what happens next
Louvre museum robbery: how the thieves broke in, what they stole and what happens next
The French culture ministry said eight pieces were stolen – but not the hugely valuable crown of Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugenie
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
We are Amphifa.
AMPHIFA: Amphibians Against Fascism. Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.
October 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
qualia1.bsky.social
This is supposed to hurt everyone. They don't consider disabled people are human beings, but parasites. The dehumanizing is strong with these ones, and the cruelty is the point.
sarapartridge.bsky.social Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · Oct 11
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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rogueclassicist.bsky.social
'The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt | Live Science
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
'The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt
In this excerpt from "Born: A History of Childbirth," author and historian Lucy Inglis reveals records from ancient Egypt that show how female physicians treated issues of "the womb," how men reacted ...
www.livescience.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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mommunism.bsky.social
Just as much as Link was a part of this community- so has Sakher been. Bluesky mods are awful.
October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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mikeachim.bsky.social
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
qualia1.bsky.social
I see that this article from last year is still relevant 🙄
Men won all the science Nobels this year. There's an even bigger problem
The Nobel's gender gap reflects larger barriers faced by women in science
www.statnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
qualia1.bsky.social
Glad there's at least one!
in-otter-news.bsky.social In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · Oct 7
BREAKING NEWS: Otter has a great day!
October 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
qualia1.bsky.social
I'm really liking this one so far. I'm a sucker for noir and sci-fi mash-ups, so this is right up my alley.
#booksky #scifi #sff
Book cover for "Esperance" by Adam Oyebanji. The cover has a red background with a large, dark, stylized mosquito-like insect in the center. The insect has glowing blue eyes and a long proboscis. The author's name, "ADAM OYEBANJI," is at the top in white text, and the title, "ESPERANCE," is at the bottom. A small blue planet is visible in the upper-left corner of the dark, starry background.
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM