Star Blaze
@supernovam.bsky.social
She/her. Interested in climate change policy. AuDHD. Pfp by Poika's Picrew.
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Star Blaze
@supernovam.bsky.social
· Feb 5
"We don’t need any more irony-poisoned hot takes or cathartic, irreverent snark. We need to collectively decide what kind of world we actually do want, and what we’re willing to do to achieve it."
This is exactly what I've been begging people to understand for YEARS.
This is exactly what I've been begging people to understand for YEARS.
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IME, Asian grocery stores are also locales where masking both among staff and patrons is overall higher than in other groceries (at least here in Austin, I haven't seen more than one mask at HEB in months) and for those who remain COVID-averse, that's a huge plus
i need people to understand that asian grocery stores aren’t just a lifeline to asian americans: they’re also a source of fresh and affordable produce to low income non-asians who live in HCOL areas
April 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
IME, Asian grocery stores are also locales where masking both among staff and patrons is overall higher than in other groceries (at least here in Austin, I haven't seen more than one mask at HEB in months) and for those who remain COVID-averse, that's a huge plus
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I'm already sick of the dire wolves even though they're adorable pups I would die for.
This isn't de-extincting.
This isn't Good Science.
It's kinda cruel to bring them back into a world with no environmental protections and where rich assholes like Donny Jr would want to hang a head on the wall.
This isn't de-extincting.
This isn't Good Science.
It's kinda cruel to bring them back into a world with no environmental protections and where rich assholes like Donny Jr would want to hang a head on the wall.
April 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'm already sick of the dire wolves even though they're adorable pups I would die for.
This isn't de-extincting.
This isn't Good Science.
It's kinda cruel to bring them back into a world with no environmental protections and where rich assholes like Donny Jr would want to hang a head on the wall.
This isn't de-extincting.
This isn't Good Science.
It's kinda cruel to bring them back into a world with no environmental protections and where rich assholes like Donny Jr would want to hang a head on the wall.
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One of the key indicators of good health in later life is good teeth. Fluoride makes that happen. RFK Jr. is a monster.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water.
April 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One of the key indicators of good health in later life is good teeth. Fluoride makes that happen. RFK Jr. is a monster.
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I saw a post a long time ago about how millennials have to use their computers, not phones, for big purchases, etc. and Gen Z doesn’t. Never have I felt that more than attempting to write a time-sensitive pitch in the google docs app on my phone. This is a *computer* situation!
April 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I saw a post a long time ago about how millennials have to use their computers, not phones, for big purchases, etc. and Gen Z doesn’t. Never have I felt that more than attempting to write a time-sensitive pitch in the google docs app on my phone. This is a *computer* situation!
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An Eastern Screech-Owl wakes up on a recent evening in Inwood Hill Park. 🦉 ❤️
April 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
An Eastern Screech-Owl wakes up on a recent evening in Inwood Hill Park. 🦉 ❤️
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dire wolves more like liar wolves am I right
April 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
dire wolves more like liar wolves am I right
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JUST IN: Three days after a judge awarded $6.6 million to whistleblowers fired for reporting him to the FBI for allegedly using his office to protect a prominent real estate developer in exchange for helping him cheat on his state senator wife, Ken Paxton announces he is running for US Senate.
April 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
JUST IN: Three days after a judge awarded $6.6 million to whistleblowers fired for reporting him to the FBI for allegedly using his office to protect a prominent real estate developer in exchange for helping him cheat on his state senator wife, Ken Paxton announces he is running for US Senate.
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Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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April 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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The censorship we are seeing online and off, the demonization of masturbation and sexual expression, the resurgence of attacks on LGBTQ+ people as 'groomers,' the panic over stepmom videos, can be traced back to religious groups need to excuse Duggar.
Josh Duggar sentenced to more than 12 years in prison in child sex abuse image case
Duggar was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after a federal investigation found he downloaded the images on his work computer in 2019.
www.nbcnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The censorship we are seeing online and off, the demonization of masturbation and sexual expression, the resurgence of attacks on LGBTQ+ people as 'groomers,' the panic over stepmom videos, can be traced back to religious groups need to excuse Duggar.
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Everything in this thread - and to supplement it:
It's important to remember that, to the Evangelical Right, *any* use of porn is porn addiction. *Any* extramarital sex is sex addiction.
You saw this framing, too, with Robert Aaron Long's 2021 murder spree in Atlanta massage parlors.
It's important to remember that, to the Evangelical Right, *any* use of porn is porn addiction. *Any* extramarital sex is sex addiction.
You saw this framing, too, with Robert Aaron Long's 2021 murder spree in Atlanta massage parlors.
A quick reminder that the main reason the public adopted the idea of "pornography addiction" is because a Christian child rapist got caught and needed something to blame.
It is not based in science. It is not recognized by medical groups. It's Church dogma.
It is not based in science. It is not recognized by medical groups. It's Church dogma.
April 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Everything in this thread - and to supplement it:
It's important to remember that, to the Evangelical Right, *any* use of porn is porn addiction. *Any* extramarital sex is sex addiction.
You saw this framing, too, with Robert Aaron Long's 2021 murder spree in Atlanta massage parlors.
It's important to remember that, to the Evangelical Right, *any* use of porn is porn addiction. *Any* extramarital sex is sex addiction.
You saw this framing, too, with Robert Aaron Long's 2021 murder spree in Atlanta massage parlors.
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👇🎯 We are having trouble using proper terminology because it requires us to fully accept exactly what has happened to our country & wrestle with the fact that every single one of our elected representatives in Congress is violating their oaths of office by not immediately impeaching & removing him.
Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
April 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
👇🎯 We are having trouble using proper terminology because it requires us to fully accept exactly what has happened to our country & wrestle with the fact that every single one of our elected representatives in Congress is violating their oaths of office by not immediately impeaching & removing him.
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It's easy to say "well then just stop cheap imports." But I don't think Americans are returning back to those prices. In early 1960s, US households spent 12% of their income on apparel (or $4,157 in today's dollars). In 2016, it was 4% (or $1,803). And that's with larger wardrobes!
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's easy to say "well then just stop cheap imports." But I don't think Americans are returning back to those prices. In early 1960s, US households spent 12% of their income on apparel (or $4,157 in today's dollars). In 2016, it was 4% (or $1,803). And that's with larger wardrobes!
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I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
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move slowly and build things
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
move slowly and build things
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With everything looking down, why not look up for a moment?
This is, quite seriously, one of the most gorgeous astronomical images I have ever seen. And I've seen a *lot*.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-utterly...
🔭 🧪
This is, quite seriously, one of the most gorgeous astronomical images I have ever seen. And I've seen a *lot*.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-utterly...
🔭 🧪
An utterly gorgeous cosmic latte
A spiral galaxy’s light stirred, not shaken, by the gravity of another
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
With everything looking down, why not look up for a moment?
This is, quite seriously, one of the most gorgeous astronomical images I have ever seen. And I've seen a *lot*.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-utterly...
🔭 🧪
This is, quite seriously, one of the most gorgeous astronomical images I have ever seen. And I've seen a *lot*.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-utterly...
🔭 🧪
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One reason the news isn't getting out is because our university leaders have completely failed to engage in the public square with loud, unified, collective statements explaining to the public how the NSF/NIH/budget cuts are an existential threat to higher education & scientific research in 🇺🇸
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
April 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
One reason the news isn't getting out is because our university leaders have completely failed to engage in the public square with loud, unified, collective statements explaining to the public how the NSF/NIH/budget cuts are an existential threat to higher education & scientific research in 🇺🇸
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This country is not great. MAGA is a scam. He's scammed poor low information white people and Christians who think God sent a Thrice married,constantly bankrupt reality TV star to save America. What he's done is destroy it for at least the next 59 yrs minimum.
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This country is not great. MAGA is a scam. He's scammed poor low information white people and Christians who think God sent a Thrice married,constantly bankrupt reality TV star to save America. What he's done is destroy it for at least the next 59 yrs minimum.
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Hillary tried to tell you, Michelle tried to tell you, Kamala tried to tell you. But no, this country likes white male racists and sexists. So here we are.
April 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hillary tried to tell you, Michelle tried to tell you, Kamala tried to tell you. But no, this country likes white male racists and sexists. So here we are.
Stop giving men podcasts and microphones
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Stop giving men podcasts and microphones
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I must share my truth: I don't think men should be given access to podcasting equipment
April 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I must share my truth: I don't think men should be given access to podcasting equipment
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I think podcasts that are two people riffing without doing any deep research or interviewing qualified experts shouldn't exist.
The exception is TV show rewatch podcasts those are fine.
The exception is TV show rewatch podcasts those are fine.
I must share my truth: I don't think men should be given access to podcasting equipment
April 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I think podcasts that are two people riffing without doing any deep research or interviewing qualified experts shouldn't exist.
The exception is TV show rewatch podcasts those are fine.
The exception is TV show rewatch podcasts those are fine.
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The Nazis deported the Jews, then killed them. There's something about understanding and repeating history here.
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
April 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The Nazis deported the Jews, then killed them. There's something about understanding and repeating history here.
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propub.li
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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To be fair, one man technically does not have this kind of power; he has it only because he has the support of an entire political party and its movement
One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
April 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
To be fair, one man technically does not have this kind of power; he has it only because he has the support of an entire political party and its movement