Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialJenny @loraxthatshit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From the artist's page, Jens Galschiot, here are 3D printer instructions for making your own protest token miniature sculpture! www.thingiverse.com/thing:7166556thingiverse.com 1199
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸 20060901953
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialStrings of Fife @discopath.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This appears several times a day and won’t quit, since we got the new microwave that sings the first three notes youtu.be/EP9pKQ5N6Qg?...youtu.be'The Saint' Theme In StereoYouTube video by Louish Waltz 5121
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Good news from the Badlands! Today, October 6, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit based on the Pine Ridge Reservation, plans to return 50 bison to nearly 40,000 acres in the Stronghold area of Badlands National Park.dakotanewsnow.comLakota nonprofit returning bison to 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park to restore native prairieThunder Valley CDC will release 50 bison across 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park on Oct. 6, restoring native prairie ecology and Lakota stewardship. 167106302318
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How men feared women! she thought, walking among the late-flowering roses. Not as individuals, but women when they talked together, worked together, spoke up for one another - then men saw plots, cabals, constraints, traps being laid. 09039
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialDes @desdelboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I often think about this philosophical looking monkey up on the rock of Gibraltar back in October 2024. 1521713
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialAJV @avalleydoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yep. My friend has low vision and can’t drive, so she must live somewhere with robust, reliable public transit. It limits her greatly to areas in or near cities and of course those are more expensive areas to live 0232
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialFuturo Prossimo @futuroprossimo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A lab technician at a Siberian anti-plague institute has died. Moscow says pneumonia of unknown origin, others a broken test tube. What is confirmed, and what is only reported? en.futuroprossimo.it/2026/10/peste-… #publichealth #futuroprossimo 001
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialHacker News 100 @hn100.atproto.rocks · 05/10/2026Nearly 200 people under observation after Irkutsk lab worker dies from plague www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n… news.ycombinator.com/item?id=499600…themoscowtimes.comNearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow TimesHealth authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regional leader Friday. 001
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialMeduza in English @meduza.io · 05/10/2026An anti-plague institute lab worker’s death has triggered extraordinary precautions around Irkutsk: several hospitals reportedly imposed three-week quarantines, but officials say no microbes linked to her work were found in her body. meduza.io/en/feature/2...meduza.ioHospitals in Irkutsk impose quarantines after an employee at an anti-plague institute dies. Russia’s public health agency says she died of pneumonia and the epidemiological situation remains ‘stable.’ — MeduzaSeveral hospitals in Irkutsk had imposed three-week quarantines, the news outlet People of Baikal reported on October 4. City Clinical Hospitals No. 1, No. 3, and No. 10 and the Ivano-Matreninskaya… 12712
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/10/2026We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind the global buildup of artificial intelligence.democracynow.orgThe Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit GebruWe speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind... 416158
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The critics are right. Toronto sucks. Souless condo wasteland. Unliveable. 617915
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialJoshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This riding needs more Parkdale and less High Park at City Hall, if ya know what I mean. @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social ALL THE WAY! 3141
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialdavidhains.bsky.social @davidhains.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Guy on Jeopardy missed this daily double about the Canadian geographic region called the GTA. He guessed "What is Alberta?" Also, shout out to @theglobeandmail.com 133
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 03/10/2026arstechnica.comMilt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94Milt Windler, one of the leaders of Mission Control who directed the effort to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts back to Earth safely, has died. 531816519
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialMaya Novak @maya-novak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Just don’t use it” falls apart when someone else can supply enough context to build a profile of you anyway. Consent gets outsourced to your friends. 041
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 46762743586
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialThe Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 03/10/2026A couple waited 30 years to create their dream home, but their chic Cambridgeshire barn, an EPC standard-setter, was worth the waitthetimes.comWe upsized in retirement — and built Britain’s first Passivhaus Premium home 052
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026Barking beautiful: the 2026 Dog Photography awards – in picturestheguardian.comBarking beautiful: the 2026 Dog Photography awards – in picturesThe 18 winning images chosen from about 1,900 entries to the annual contest from 50 countries across the globe 167716
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialLiz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each Friday night, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪 Oct 2 (Year 2, Week 40) - NIH gets $$ out, but $1.4 billion “diverted out” of NSF research funding - student journalism, suppression & censorship - 21 states sue EPA & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...buttondown.comYear 2, Week 40Sept 26-Oct 2 – ...and statistics 27025
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialProf Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 03/10/2026💊 Diabetes drug slows kidney scarring In a trial of 25 women with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide didn't change kidney blood flow on scans, but it eased artery resistance and stopped scarring getting worse. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04674-2 #Diabetes #Kidney #Health #Science 🧪doi.orgEffects of semaglutide on kidney disease in type 2 diabetes: a randomized placebo-controlled trial - Nature MedicineA randomized trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes probed the kidney-protective mechanisms of semaglutide using a range of techniques, including histology, multiparametric MRI and transcriptomics. 0144
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialBrandon Moore, PhD @rando.insalubrio.us · 02/10/2026Modern mammals are diphyodonts and grow only two sets of teeth. This recently described Cretaceous mammal species, however, demonstrated polyphyodonty (repeated tooth replacement), along with webbed feet and a flat tail, suggesting it was a semi-aquatic predator! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1319
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialBaylink Lab @baylinklab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Call for manuscripts on bacterial chemotaxis and swimming! I'm partnering with JoVE to assemble a new collection of method, reviews, and research. ➡️Abstracts due Nov. 23rd. I invite you to share your love (and knowledge) of swimming bacteria! www.jove.com/topical-coll... 🧪 🦠 🧫 #microsky 01011
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialDavid Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hawaii's iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHawaii's iconic 500-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch has collapsed into the seaThe lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend. 26926
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialAlbert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Like many of you, I have always been fascinated by science. My reason is simple. It works,” Emmanuel Mignot says during his #Lasker2026 acceptance speech. Hear more about his path that took him “from pharmacology to genetics, even to zebrafish, and lately to immunology.” 🧪 1156
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialjenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“‘Learning happens as a consequence of cognitive processing. Cognitive processing is typically effortful, & that’s what AI effectively removes,’ says cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham at UVA. ‘People are really worried about that’.”🧪 07537
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialDr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Why are coral reefs not found in the Mediterranean today? It's warm, oligotrophic and it hosted coral reefs. This analysis suggests that the conditions in the western Med kept them from returning, but things are changing. 🧪🌊 Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s… 0237
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialDr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ho, what fun. This study found that night owls (such as myself) may struggle to continue working until the official retirement age due to more rapid health deterioration... well, that's something to look forwards to. 🧪 Link: oem.bmj.com/content/early/2026/09/3… 7233
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialRevBug is mathing: (8+6)+(4+7)=25th Amendment @revbug.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Can I just state for the record what a big fucking deal this is. It moves the goalposts (in a positive direction) for what defines norms in diabetics standards of care. Pay very close attention. 36320
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10459891692
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialmattdodson12.bsky.social @mattdodson12.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#FallFriday youtu.be/cbadC1k8EFs?...youtu.beGross Chapel - GB Grenadiers - The Fall (live)YouTube video by Shane Bordoli 0252
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialEll Ohh Arr Ee @troppypop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We love a queen who cites psychological phenomena and multiverse theory before accepting she just got something wrong. So young, so wise. 151
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A giant ‘pulse wave’ is about to slam into California 🌊 A Kelvin wave tied to the El Niño could raise coastal sea levels by up to ~30 cm in October. It’s a good reminder that ocean dynamics can change coastal conditions surprisingly quickly. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...independent.co.ukA giant ‘pulse wave’ is about to slam into CaliforniaThe Kelvin wave is driven by this year’s super El Niño, according to experts 23418
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialMigraineMe @migraineme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Me, explaining why I cancelled Saturday's plans on Wednesday: "I'm kind of psychic." 🔮⛈️ Storm pressure drops trigger migraines before the weather app shows a thing. Karen has her own system. MigraineMe has a 7-day migraine forecast. Does your head do this too? migraineme.app/getstarted 001
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 01/10/2026A Gen Z employee texts her boss she's running late to respect his time. They're frustrated because a phone call would have shown she understood the seriousness. Both thought they were being respectful. A guide to multigenerational workplaces ⬇️ Shared in @fortune.com:fortune.comGen Z isn’t bad at workplace communication—your company is bad at explaining its rules | FortuneA text about being late can signal respect for a manager’s time to one worker and indifference to another. How to tell? 5146
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialEuronews @euronews.com · 01/10/2026Animasyros 2026: Greece looks to lead Europe's animation industry ➡️ l.euronews.com/rkXB 033
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialWillamette Week @wweek.com · 01/10/2026These small, stand-alone residential units allow families to remain close while permitting a degree of independence and privacy.wweek.comADUs Offer a Way to Keep Multiple Generations Close Together, While Offering Space and PrivacyGarrett Andrews 093
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialHannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 28/09/2026When I set out to fact check “The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs” which argues that harm reduction may increase overdoses, I expected some cherry picking and misdirection. But not to find basic math errors and debunked right wing talking points asserted as fact in the Atlantic’s print edition.whatsitlike.meAtlantic's anti-harm reduction screed riddled with errorsA close read of "The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs" found errors in basic arithmetic as well as more deliberately misleading elements 12304115
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialHannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 29/09/2026Did the store owner give testimony saying he’d lost $400k to shoplifting? Yes. Did he say it was all because people were stealing to buy drugs? No. Did he even mention drugs or addiction in the testimony? NO!!!! And if ever the word “addict” had the flavor of a slur, it’s in this piece… 1352
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialHannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 29/09/2026This is my beat, but fact checking this piece taught me a lot. I learned abt the extraordinary success of Canadian overdose prevention centers (OPCs)— where people can inject drugs w supervision to avoid overdose & infection. 2 decades in operation, millions of injections overseen, only 1 death. 15713
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, sculpture with Azores crocheted lace #WomensArt 102055324
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is how you operate racketeering out of the Oval Office. Thanks to Rep James Walkenshaw for highlighting the corruption. 02718
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results.... #WomensArt 211315395
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialGoldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 29/09/2026In 2027 Seattle's minimum wage will be $22.14 per hour. That's more than THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour—a rate that hasn't been raised since 2009. And yet somehow we're not the jobless wasteland orthodox economics would predict. Weird.seattletimes.comSeattle announces 2027 minimum wageThe minimum wage in Seattle will increase 3.9% next year. 10038761151
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026Robert Reich just dropped a Rahm Emanuel diss-track and it goes hard af. Not saying it’s a Kendrick / Drake level beef, but it’s close. 1835413692
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialDouglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight 17124572613
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialAnza-Borrego Desert Research Center @anzaborrego.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A thunderstorm developed over the Salton Sea just about an hour ago. Cloud-based lightning can be seen as it got darker (Video: Sicco Rood). 313932
Reposted by @2nd2theleft.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164983668
![This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.
The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other.
The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order.
Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mxc7liuon6iq5gzapmmwkq22/bafkreig4jl7cx3l6wlver4z7e3cgkuxuaf4hjxrucecft2nrk2e3ot57nu)
