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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

I’m pretty sure if we designed an assisted living facility to look like the WH and put lots of gold all over it and a ballroom with his late 70s playlist on a loop we could coax him in there and he wouldn’t know the difference. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Wow

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2h

Marjorie Taylor Greene on extending ACA credits: It is hurting so many people... let's take off our Democrat jerseys, let's take off our Republican jerseys, and we should do something responsible for the American people and fix this.

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Derek Fox @partialobserver.bsky.social · 3h

How can there be a more important question for WH journalists than how the President got lost in this imaginary universe. Is he making this up or being spoon fed by staffer extremists?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 5h

Updated my to-do list to have two columns: Today and Maybe

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 8h

Feed the kids in school today, fund their research proposals tomorrow.

ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 9h

a fortunate quirk is that doing food and medical support for impoverished children, foreign and domestic, *also* is about the biggest bang it is possible to get for our buck.

so you can analyze aid on a moral basis or a realpolitik basis and you get the same answer: we should do it

Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 9h

Here's the thing. I am a lucky person and pay a fair bit in taxes. I can think of no better use for my tax dollars than feeding children, because I think all people are equally deserving of basic humanity.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 23h

The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow.

go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 8h

I saw a post highlighting the Palestinian identity of one recipient in chemistry but other than that yeah more of the same.

W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 11h

Reptar, Reptar, gotta find that Reptar...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

#WarRavagedPortland

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the "Radical Left Democrats" violates a 1939 federal law.

Democrats take legal aim at 'the Radical Left' language during shutdown

Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the "Radical Left Democrats" violates a 1939 federal law.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 12h

Same energy

youtu.be/rfelvI_ikf4?...

Sesame Street: Wanna Buy An Eight Ernie?

YouTube video by Sesame Street

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 17h

doomscroll break

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BixByte @bixbyte.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Spooky Month #October #Halloween

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 1d

I'm certain that millions of Americans are deeply grateful that the US government is spending tax money to protect the nation from guys in chicken suits.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

#Pathfinder2e

KOTH Screens @kothscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 2, Episode 8

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 2d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Arosa @arosa.bsky.social · 1d

This will never stop hurting. I miss #TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT

This Is the Best Fantasy Series Since ‘Game of Thrones,’ and It’s Not Even Close

Prime Video's The Wheel of Time is the best fantasy series since Game of Thrones, delivering sweeping scope and complex storytelling over 3 seasons.

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 2d

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

Why does the face look like the rolling giant

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Folks, it's happening.

We're releasing Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile this Thursday at 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars. Get excited to know even less about Jeffrey Epstein.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Folks, it's happening.

We're releasing Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile this Thursday at 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars. Get excited to know even less about Jeffrey Epstein.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

Me, to my wife, watching The Paper: Why do I always imagine Ken in a sweatband?

Me, to my wife, rewatching Taskmaster series 1: NO. WAY.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

1000 years from now, archaeologists will dig through the remains of our kitchen drawers and ask, "What WERE they supposed to do with these checks after mobile deposit?"

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Will Thomas @williamthomas.bsky.social · 2d

Remarkable stats here. Big year-over-year dropoff in international student arrivals, including a 44% dropoff from India. Smaller dropoff from China, but those numbers were already way down post-pandemic.

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d

And in terms of where to find hope, we find it in action.

Pinned to the top of my feed are the 6 most effective things an individual can do to catalyze climate action: bsky.app/profile/kath...

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 9

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

A list of the most effective ways an individual can catalyze change at the scale we need to effectively tackle climate change, based on social science.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d

Yale researchers didn't stop there. They also identified what people most need to know to catalyze action and support climate policy; and it's not about global temps, ice sheets, or ocean currents.

What people most need to know about climate change is that (1) others care, and (2) there is hope.

Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy

Social norms and collective efficacy are strong predictors

climatecommunication.yale.edu

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