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👻 David Weiskopf believes in spooks 👻 @dave.bzky.team · 14/09/2026

A statistic that haunts me because it is 100% true and shocking and useless in advocacy precisely because it is true and shocking: Policy that enables a 1-car lifestyle rather than 2 is equivalent to giving a family a $25,000 annual pay raise.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Whoever took and/or chose this picture for the headline should win an award.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This seems fine. I'm sure this is normal and fine.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is beyond understandable to me how parents are worried about #books in the library and #trans kids trying to live their lives but do not get incandescently angry every time there is an e-mail about the active shooter safety drill their kids have to do.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I had saw an ad online for Slavoj #Žižek's speaking tour in my area that described him as the "Rockstar Philosopher." It reminded me of this, one of the best things ever on the internet. RIP Toast and Hairpin. medium.com/the-hairpin/...

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is going to push me to completely make the switch to Waze and to never use @searchliaison.bsky.social Google search since now I know if Trump says something Google will put it in their information no matter how wrong it is. blog.google/products-and...

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How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States. Since we update Google Maps …

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So, I have somehow gotten locked out of my LinkedIn account. they said there was a security breach and my account was locked for my safety.

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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times

reuters:

Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop
Scuttled German WW2 warships have reemerged from the Danube in drought-hit Europe.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In a recent tragedy a 9 yo child was hit by a minivan and killed in a nearby area. I don't think I would have noticed before I started listening to @thewaroncars.bsky.social but every. single. headline. talks about the scooter and not one say what he was struck or killed by.

A screen shot from a google news search that shows headlines: 9-year old boy riding e-scooter killed in Fairfax Co. crash; No charges filed against driver after child killed in Fairfax County scooter crash; Fairfax county mourns death of 9-year-old on e-scooter; Updated: Child riding e-scooter killed in Herndon-area crash; Police urge riders to wear helmets after 9-year-old dies following e-scooter crash in Fairfax County; 9-year-old boy riding electric scooter killed in Herndon collision; 9-year-old boy killed in crash in Northern Virginia while riding e-scooter.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

More on polling, this time climate change. According to the Yale Climate survey, 77% of Americans think global warming is impacting extreme heat. And 73% say it's impacting wildfires. Only 73% of Americans think climate change is happening. 🤷‍♀️ climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/...

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Reading a bunch of 2024 polling information and really amazing seeing all these descriptions of how young white, male voters swung harder for Trump than other groups and amazing how none of them are willing to talk about the obvious.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My county brings a bounce house to a different park in the county two days a week during the summer. Sounds great, right? So far this summer, four days have been cancelled for heat. One for air quality. Welcome to summer in the #Anthropocene.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I don't want to dwell on Platner forever. But I will say that the fact that Platner and Swalwell had to drop out but Paxton is in the race and Trump is president says *everything* about who has the part of values.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Me, when we're out for ice cream: I love root beer floats so much. Husband: You know, we can get root beer and vanilla ice cream. You can have root beer floats whenever you want. Me: That's not the same. I don't want them at home. Husband: I'll buy them tonight. Me: *deep sigh*

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Reminder again that jerks are rarely just jerks in one area, and the likelihood that a guy with a Nazi tattoo was just a stand up fella everywhere else was always pretty low.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The administration has been relentless about attacking or silencing science and research since Trump took office for the second time in 2025. It's obvious why - objective truth is anathema to authoritarians. You can use UCS' new tool to view the attacks now: blog.ucs.org/jules-barbat...

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A New Way to Uncover How Science Is Under Attack

We’ve built a new system to help us monitor and explain what’s happening.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I've had this fowl language from when I used to work for #Audubon and my kids are now old enough to get it. My middle schooler told me this morning my mug is *very inappropriate*.

Coffee mug with pictures and names for a blue-footed booby, southern screamer, dickcissel, and tufted titmouse.

Coffee mug with pictures and names of a rough- faced shag, red- bellied oxpecker, and bearded tit.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I assume this will be as well planned and executed as all his other latest ventures and I for one cannot wait.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I have two girls who play sports. I am far more concerned about the additional potential costs (in time and money) and how they verifying girls in sports than I ever have been about a passionate trans girl being good at one of their sports.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is legit fewer people than you'd usually see just hanging out on the Mall on a summer day.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The notion that the president has absolute power over creations of Congress is already nuts, with no basis in law, but it reaches utterly absurd when it includes an unwritten "but not when some Supreme Court Justices feel like he's messing with the money" exception.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My parents were among the faith groups, environmentalists, Tribal organizations, immigrant rights groups, and just overall good neighbors protesting this concentration camp on the regular. There is much work to do but let's take a moment to celebrate Alligator Alcatraz being shut down. <3

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The people Mamdani endorsed are on the rise and the people Jeffries' wanted are leaving Congress. Seems more like he's the one who has to patch things up?

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Versailles, huh? So you think anyone's gonna tell him?

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I will once again suggest that someone with a *Nazi tattoo* likely has some other skeletons in his closet.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Report shows that people who were told they were above the law continued committing crimes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 27/05/2026

1/ As the EPA continues to fall short, a solution to curb freight pollution at the source could improve air quality for millions and help transition away from fossil fuels use.

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Addressing Freight Pollution at the Source

Indirect Source Rules (ISRs) provide state and local governments a tool to address inequitable pollution impacts from the freight system.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Any discussion of Platner needs to recognize that a D is better than an R at this point in time. Even if we end up with another Fetterman situation, caucus and subpoena power is based on party, full stop, and I would vote for Platner over Collins.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I have international flights coming up for both work and life this would significantly inconvenience me. But I still badly want them to stop flights to NYC, Newark, LA, and other blue cities before the midterms. Heck, to punish VA please cut off Dulles and drive a total revolt in Congress.

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Mullin ‘drawing up plans’ to halt international flight processing in ‘sanctuary cities’

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said late Tuesday he is “drawing up plans” to end the processing of international flights in left-leaning cities, pointing to protests outside an immigr…

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Welp, time to go back to AskJeeves and Yahoo answers.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

But we've had some good news out of the Senate, where we're fighting to protect independent science.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Right after our report came out, Congress dropped a transportation funding bill that is a giveaway to the highway lobby and one of the biggest attacks on climate yet. You can read @kevshen.bsky.social on the BUILD Act here. blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-bu...

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The BUILD America 250 Act Proposes More Roads, Less Transit and Rail

With transportation now the second-highest household expense, there's a lot at stake.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Our current transportation system doesn't just happen from inertia, but because there are people spending a lot of money to keep it that way. This post from @kevshen.bsky.social summarizes some new research nicely on how the highway lobby is more than just fossil fuel companies.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thrilled the VA amendment passes and I am not even a little conflicted or ambivalent about it. I'd rather not fight fascism with one hand tied behind my back, thank you very much.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I have location settings (and a lot of other stuff) turned off on my laptop and other devices and I'm very happy with this decision for the most part. Except that literally every time I travel I forget this and can't figure out why my computer clock and outlook calendar are wrong.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Want to know how to help the climate, reduce air pollution, and build community? The secret is our transportation system.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This, "The Secret Police Playbook" is an excellent read. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-secret... Some highlights. 🧵

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The Secret Police Playbook

How DHS reflects historical lessons from dictatorships

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Overheard my husband having The Talk with my son: "You're in a computer science program, and you're going to run into a lot of people who say they're libertarian. They're going to talk about someone called Ayn Rand. Her books are boring and everything they say is wrong."

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I had this write up of What We Owe the Future in the hopper for a while. I finally got it and all my problems with longtermism and effective altruism down and I'm pretty happy with it. acallidryas.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/w...

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What We Owe the Future

What We Owe the Future, William MacCaskill This is an odd book for me to review, because I can’t think of another example of where I so agree with the very basic pitch for this book – you should ca…

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

So, semi- serious question, isn't this also up to Iran? Like, we had a very aggressive bombing campaign, they may not want to just let bygones be bygones? Even if we pretend it's not a war they do get to decide if they are hitting back.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I'm aware that the media gives us a skewed picture of events and people, but hearing the memories of Rev. Jesse Jackson, compared to how he was treated in mainstream media in later years, really brought it home. What an amazing man and legacy.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I recently learned about #BoyKibble from someone at work and it made me very sad. Men, you know it's okay for food to taste good and your skin to feel good and for you to be happy, right? I don't know how manliness got associated with sucking the joy out of life but it doesn't have to be that way.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We should have Daylight Savings year round but if we insist on this ridiculous system we should leap forward at 2pm on a Friday and not lose one of our precious hours of weekend sleep.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

TX hot take: I really like both Talarico and Crockett and I think we need both types of politicians in the caucus. I'm just glad we'll be bringing a fight.

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I'm on a plane and the person next to me is watching Facebook reels without headphones. Like a sociopath.

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Rebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Between the Prince Andrew arrest and the South Korea insurrection guilty verdict, real “what we could have had…” vibes this morning

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Acallidryas @acallidryas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This is a great list of where local elections are going to have a direct impact on law enforcement and ICE policies. If your locality is on this list, there's a clear way for you to make a difference.

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