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12MileGeo

@12milegeo.bsky.social
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Map maker, martial artist, cook, reader of things, and occasionally a mad scientist. I also work in forestry and help with wildfires. If a doomsday weapon goes off, I might not be to blame.

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12MileGeo @12milegeo.bsky.social · 3h
As my day winds down, I think it's important to remember that Trump has ordered 3 carrier groups and 2 Marine Assault groups to the Indian Ocean. That's enough military force to invade Iwo Jima or Tarawa. But not enough to invade Iran.
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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 4h
Oh my god Please Fucking vaccinate
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Thomas “Scary” Fuchs 🎃👻💀 @thomasfuchs.at · 6h
fwiw arstechnica.com/apple/2026/1...
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Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 5h
Trump approves execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a military base in 2009. It will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961 u.afp.com/S9jw
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h
Iran-backed Houthis claim they have struck Riyadh's international airport, an Aramco refinery and other sites in Saudi Arabia. Loud explosions rattled Riyadh as the fighting escalated. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen claims to have destroyed Houthi targets on the Red Sea coast u.afp.com/S9jk
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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 6h
I know it's the ideological cornerstone of modern conservatism, but it never ceases to astonish me how deeply believe rich, reactionary men believe that the general populace is too stupid and impulsive to be trusted,
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12MileGeo @12milegeo.bsky.social · 6h
The birds were busy and not at home.
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12MileGeo @12milegeo.bsky.social · 6h
Hello, Garibaldi! Not visiting today.
A blue bay in the foreground and blue-green hills in the background are separated by a mud flat with scattered white seabirds feeding.
The city of Garibaldi is in the distance.
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God @thegodshow.com · 14h
Dennis Hastert died. Who's that? He was the longest serving Republican Speaker in history, a registered sex offender and a serial child molester. But somehow most Americans don't know about him. Anyway, he's in hell now.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 13h
Scoop: The White House is refusing to allow Politico on Air Force One today, which means the news outlet cannot fulfill its pool responsibilities. There's another show of solidarity in the works >>> www.cnn.com/2026/10/05/m...
cnn.com
White House blocks Politico from Air Force One amid press access lawsuit | CNN Business
The White House is refusing to allow Politico on Air Force One on Monday, which means the news organization cannot fulfill its press corps pool responsibilities.
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Adam Sessler 🇺🇦 @adamsessler.bsky.social · 13h
What if…and just hear me out…what if news outlets started reporting that there’s something wrong both physically and mentally with the president and that the White House is trying to obscure that fact with these bans Nah…you’re right. It’s too simple.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 14h
Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8
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How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13h
"I take Utahns’ voting rights very, very seriously. They are sacred, and they ought to be protected, and they ought to be preserved, and they shouldn’t be mucked around with for political purposes.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/utah...
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Utah’s top election chief says Trump admin’s ‘gamesmanship’ with voting keeps her up at night
Editor’s note: This story is part of We Vote Utah, a partnership between KUER, PBS Utah and Utah News Dispatch to cover Utah’s 2026 elections.The top election official in the red state of Utah has bee...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h
Job creation numbers: "The blue columns point to Biden’s presidency, while the red columns point to Trump’s..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12h
There are risks associated with attending a protest, and taking steps to mitigate them can go a long way in ensuring you—and the data you value—are kept safe. ssd.eff.org/en/module/a...
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Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest. Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during, and...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If USA Today is indeed unilaterally putting source interviews in some sort of database, in their entirety, allowing them to be cherry-picked by other reporters—and *AI*(!!)—that is journalistically indefensible and no one should ever talk to them again. Is this true? Is it Gannett wide?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11h
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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OPB @opb.org · 11h
Inconsistent mail delivery in Astoria has attracted the attention of Oregon’s U.S. senators, especially as midterm elections near.
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Mail mystery: Astoria businesses, City Hall report spotty delivery, missing packages
Inconsistent mail delivery in Astoria has attracted the attention of Oregon's U.S. senators, especially as midterm elections near.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 10h
#BREAKING Loud explosions rattle Saudi capital: AFP journalists
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9h
Literally everything I've written for public consumption is in the training data, often in more than one language. Via the Anthropic settlement I'm getting (not nearly enough) compensation for about 20 of them, but it's doubtful I'll ever get compensation for 28 years of writing on my blog, etc.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 9h
“This is exactly what all Christians are called to do: to give our lives with love, every day.” — Pope Leo XIV
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 03/10/2026
"Should we tell girls and women to avoid frat parties, dark streets, and public places? Should we stop shaming victims? These are all important ideas to explore in a country where a guy like Max Miller feels entitled to run for office and is endorsed by Trump." buff.ly/K3eqEvg
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How Could Such a Thing Still Happen in a Country with a Frat Boy Supreme Court Justice?
“I’m just thinking out loud here, but maybe a political party that has dedicated the last forty years to taking away women’s rights could also give some thou...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit, Donald Trump, tries to take our voice and power away, what do we tell him? Keep your fucking hands off our vote.
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ICIJ @icij.org · 9h
ICIJ's review of documents released as part of a legal settlement with Fleet Farm, a Wisconsin-based gun retail chain, shed light on firearm industry practices that experts say contribute to gun trafficking in the United States and abroad. buff.ly/U1Wbjqu
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New documents show how a retail chain’s sales practices helped put guns on US streets - ICIJ
The public release of the records is part of a legal settlement with a Wisconsin-based company accused of negligence for selling guns that were later used in crimes.
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Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 15h
Gavin newsom with a creepy dead eyed smilethe smiler from Transmetropolitan
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9h
There does seem to be an interesting subset of folks who seem huffily annoyed that creators might want to be compensated for their stolen work by the people whose intentional acts of theft has literally allowed to become billionaires, I mean, how dare we, right
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 10h
David Zaslav on leaving Warner Bros. after the formation of Skydance Corporation: “For me, it’s been a great honor to be alongside all of you. I hope you take pride in what you’ve built, what you’ve created, and the role you’ve played in shaping an extraordinary history.”
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Hannah Lee Stockdale (LOOKING 4 WORK) @hanoodles.bsky.social · 9h
He destroyed careers, he destroyed peoples’ livelihoods. I hope he sleeps well with his golden parachute knowing he’s had a major hand in turning the US animation industry into the desert it is today.
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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 10h
Susan Collins's antisemitism did not get enough attention. "I don't think it's a coincidence that ProPublica has as some of its funders George Soros, Donald Sussman, and other [pause] left-wing billionaires."
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 17h
4taxfairness.substack.com/p/utility-co...
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Utility Costs & Corporate Accountability: Who Pays, Who Profits
Across the 12 states in this report, electric bills have climbed by as much as 30% since January 2025
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 17h
Your electric bill is up as much as 30%. PG&E's CEO took home $63.6 MILLION. Duke's CEO took home $51.2 MILLION. And both companies paid NEGATIVE federal tax rates. That's not a coincidence. That's a rigged system. Tax the rich.
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Cat Staggs NYCC AA-i3 @catstaggs.bsky.social · 8h
Round up the lawyers!
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Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in SVU
ALT: Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in SVU
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Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 15h
The fact that Coyote Vs. Acme both managed to be somewhat of a box office success after all it went through really is proof that execs do not know anything about what the audience wants from films. And I'm glad it was one because it deserved to be since it was just great.
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OPB @opb.org · 7h
Prosecutors in Clark County said Monday that a deputy who stabbed a suspect to death in May 2025 won’t face criminal charges. The decision could play an important role in whether the county is ultimately held liable for the killing.
opb.org
Clark County deputy who fatally stabbed suspect in the back won’t face criminal charges
The prosecutor’s decision comes three weeks after the man’s family filed a $27 million tort claim against the county.
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 10h
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7h
The theft and fraud and disinfo continue to gush out of these companies as an unending flood of excrement while they desperately point at imaginary Terminators on the other side of the room.
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Múmer @mumermao.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026
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WIRED @wired.com · 21h
As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.” www.wired.com/story/a-pred...
wired.com
A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 21h
🏅 The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
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Rie Sonomura, NeoY2K Hacker Vtuber @riesonomura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
same with the AI flag in the video itself, ESPECIALLY for music
I wish all AI generated thumbnails a very "Don't recommend channel"
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 19h
🇮🇸 🇺🇸 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Monday to Iceland to continue pressing US interests in the Arctic, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact on Greenland. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9Hg
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 18h
☣️ Russian officials have downplayed reports that a laboratory technician in Siberia had died of plague, insisting the situation was under control and that post-mortem tests had not found traces of the disease. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9HP
File image shows technicians wearing protective suits inside a laboratory
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 18h
In apparent violation of a court order, the Brooklyn Democratic Party just sent out an email announcing a newly elected executive committee. Deepest shame on everyone involved. This won't stand.
Graphic reading 

Congratulations to the newly elected executive committee members 2026-2028 term

AD47 Donald Day Secretary
AD56 Kenesha Traynham-Cooper 1st Vice Chair
AD60 Nikkii Lucas Chairperson
AD51 Feliz Ortiz 2nd Vice Chiar
AD55 Chris Durosinmi Assistant Secretary
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 17h
There is no way to reduce deportations without a substantial defunding of law enforcement in rural areas, who have long operated like a baronial class unto themselves.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17h
Pedophile politician arrives in Hell, may he be the first of many to imminently follow www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sex Scandal, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17h
“My big concern is that automakers love to collect data,” EFF's @Mguariglia.bsky.social told @wired.com. “With autonomous vehicles, there’s even more data to collect. And the more data they collect, the more they’re going to find reasons to sell it.”
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Your Driverless Cab Is Spying on You
Self-driving cars from Waymo, Zoox, and Tesla are studded with cameras and sensors. Some of them are pointing at riders.
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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
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The Delver (He/Him) @delver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ken St. Andre, creator of Tunnels & Trolls, has announced on Facebook that he is terminally ill. He has perhaps a few months to live. Ken is an unsung titan of the gaming industry, and Tunnels & Trolls was a shot across the bow of the then-nascent D&D juggernaut. T&T was the first game to look at
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