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Any time I’m feeling down I listen to this wonderful poem by @astrokatie.com and I feel better.
I don’t know why but it always works.

youtu.be/2wT1-bRj9wI?...
Disorientation by Katie Mack
YouTube video by NC State
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People tend to take the Moon for granted, but it can be a source of constant wonder.

It shaped life on Earth, it helped validate Einstein's general relativity, and it still flashes with constant meteor strikes. My latest Invisible Universe column: 🧪🔭

invisibleuniverse.substack.com/p/its-strang...
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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turns out the PR equivalent of slamming one’s dick in a door works about as well as expected
New YouGov poll:

47% of Americans say Trump is trying to cover up Epstein's crimes. 31% say he isn't.

46% say Trump was involved in Epstein's crimes. 30% say he wasn't.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.

And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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no notes
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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honest to fucking god no one has ever had more chances and more excuses made for them than this giant merkin-topped pile of moldy tangerine peels
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) issues statement blasting Trump Admin's partial release of redacted Epstein files:

"The new documents that Congress has forced the Dept of Justice to release make one thing clear: We are witnessing a criminal White House cover-up"
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Trump pardoned these criminals. Trump is soft on crime.
December 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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BREAKING: Democrats are now +16 on the general ballot. I don't think I've seen anything like this. Also, this is a A+ poll taken BEFORE the government botched the Epstein release today.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Disappointing that its sports teams
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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More on the state of Russia.
The State Duma of Russia has informed Russians to prepare for a “near-total” stop on income growth. Deputy Chairman Kaplan Panesh projects real income growth will approximately 1-2%, however, with the announcement of the VAT increase of 2%, incomes will be flat to negative for most Russians. Russian
December 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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When do we impeach, try, and imprison Russell Vought, a person who has demonstrably shown an utter disdain for the things that *actually* make America great?
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.

1.
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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wow this is almost, like, a platform someone could successfully run on
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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we’ll all be accused of being cold and heartless and i will read those critiques between sips of very good champagne
For better or worse, public figures are judged when they die — their character, contributions, beliefs. It's undeniable that millions have mourned Rob Reiner's tragic death, celebrating his talent and contributions. I suspect when a certain public figure kicks the bucket, sentiments wont be the same
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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the thing they don’t seem to get is that outside the right-wing ecosystem, no one even knows who they are. after charlie kirk’s death my normie friends were all “christ who IS this guy,” so yeah, i’m not surprised there isn’t much audience for the wife of that guy they’d never heard of.
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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“But the gays and the transgenders are perverts who want to abuse our kids!”
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.

The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Ahhhh, l’amour!
December 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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repeating “the lady who handcuffed herself to the twitter building has veto power over national security personnel” to myself over and over and slowly going insane
Loomer got the NSA deputy director nom pulled
December 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Thankfully, most of that is handled by career folks who are consummate professionals and know what they’re doing.

The embarrassments are mounting at an alarming pace, but we are still able to defend ourselves.

As we pull away from allies, that will hurt our capabilities more and more, though.
December 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Bring your Handbook too!
December 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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December 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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T/L cleanser: @randyrainbow.bsky.social is the pain reliever we all need bsky.app/profile/rand...
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM