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Scientific Director, National Institute of Phrenology (she/her)

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICE appears to be using the parking lot of the Roxbury warehouse for processing and brief detention, and at least once appears to have taken people inside. But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity.
NPR spoke to an official at a government contractor whose company was approached to convert several of the warehouses into ICE facilities. He spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from the government.

"No one that we spoke to at DHS was for this idea whatsoever. The deputy director told us point-blank that they had pushed back very hard on it. Everybody knew warehouses are horrible places to put people," he says.

At a meeting with a deputy director at DHS, he says, his company proposed an alternative: FEMA-style camps in Texas that would be more humane.

He says that idea was swiftly shot down. While White House adviser Stephen Miller was not at the meeting, they were told that this was not what Miller wanted.

The contractor says his understanding from that meeting was that "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted."

"Steve Miller certainly seemed to make that point to everyone that he wanted it to be cruel. This was what Miller had stated to the DHS at that time, to the DHS director and deputy director. What surprised me was just how adamant the people were that it was going to happen. Damn the consequences. I would say in 25 years of working with the U.S. government, I've never been in that position before."
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump redirected $176.9 million from a US human-rights fund towards global right wing groups, including $40 million for an “anti-communism” consortium and $1 million for fascist groups opposing Brazil’s Supreme Court days before the presidential election.
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Trump diverts $176.9m of Human Rights aid to far-right groups; targets Europe, Canada and South America
Marco Rubio overrode congressional holds, a Democratic aide said. The money funds opponents of Brazil's supreme court days before its vote and Europeans who reject "gender ideology", as Trump official...
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Altman, Musk, and Hassabis back Amodei's call to add independent oversight
Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis back Dario Amodei's call to slow down AI development, at least in part. Altman says OpenAI is pushing its IPO to 2027 over safety concerns.
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Oh huh no shit (yes shit, in the salad and the salsa and the guac, because multinational food producers force their underpaid workers to literally shit in the fields where they grow food Americans to eat)
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Taylor Farms recalls salsa and guacamole from Walmart, Kroger over salmonella risk
Taylor Farms said on Sunday it was recalling prepared food items containing jalapenos from retailers, including Walmart, ‌Kroger and Whole Foods in some states, over concerns about potential salmonell...
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One of the great silver linings of this decade is that you can play Burnout: Revenge on a Steam Deck
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anniempeterson.bsky.social @anniempeterson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A note on Royce White, the former NBA player who says he's entering the WNBA draft, a judge ruled he abused his wife and teenage son in an April court order and determined he could not have contact with either of them for 50 years. Great way to "protect women's sports" transphobes.
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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
81 years ago today, on August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped upon the city of Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States. This was 3 days after the first atomic attack on Hiroshima.
Nagasaki, bomber's eye view: Close-up view of the head of the mushroom cloud at the Nagasaki explosion, as seen from either the bomber or the observation plane.Nagasaki, distant ground view: Photo of the Nagasaki cloud taken ~15 minutes after the atomic bomb detonation, by Hiromichi Matsuda, stationed at Koyagi-jima Island, some 5 miles / 8 km away.Nagasaki, before and after, aerial views. Nagasaki, ground view, some weeks after the attack.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
2027 will be the year of the linux desktop
xda-developers.com
Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter
The start of something big, or is something else affecting the numbers?
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
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Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
And on the lab notebook these words appear: ‘Look on my TODOs, ye Mighty, and despair!’
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onion person @junlper.beer · 25/07/2026
its really ramped up in the last week with a lot of influencers parroting the same “she’s growing on me!” language, its been very blatant but probably impacting the election for those less tuned in
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
How come all I’m seeing on bluesky dot com about the president doing The Implication™ with our next election is the occasional Facebook cross-post that completely misses the gravity of the situation? Do only Twitter/X users understand when we’re genuinely fucked or am I using this site wrong
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The coming political realignment is going to hit like a fucking hammer and either elections are going to be effectively rigged going forward or we’re going to see the kind of politics most people thought literally impossible.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
the reason we dont have medicare for all is bc corporations need employer based healthcare to keep you chained to your desk in a job you hate that doesnt pay you what youre worth
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Michelle Moore @trebula.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Pretty damning case against liberal capitalism that the list of top fascism-funders is just the S&P 500
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mr-yoyito.bsky.social @mr-yoyito.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Just one more thing. If Mitch is fine and recuperating why is there only one suspiciously staged picture of him? Did the iPhone run out of film?
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Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo Thinking
ALT: Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo Thinking
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arsnof @arsnof.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
They’re having a completely normal one over at the National Review this weekend
Homer's ancient Greek poem The Odyssey is beside the point of Nolan's ambition.
Adapting the story of Odysseus — the king of Ithaca making an extended journey home after the Trojan War and encountering various natural and supernatural forces along the way - Nolan depart from his regular focus on moral futility. The casting of Matt Damon as Odysseus (rather than an ambiguous figure like Gerard Butler's feral King Leonidas in 300) lets us know that this makeover is meant for liberals.
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Jules Sherred (he/him) @geekyjules.julessherred.com · 15/07/2026
Kid1, who is both an conductor and engineer for CN and has driven trains through SK wildfires himself, just sent me this video from Ontario. When I tell you they arent paid enough!!! vt.tiktok.com/ZSXkuEadE/
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Making people directly associate your name with “parasitic explosive diarrhea illness” a few months before an election is probably not sustainable
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artisanrox (It's "AI".) @artisanrox.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
With alt text
A Tweet.

Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY wrote:

A year ago, CDC made Cyclospora surveillance optional. It had been tracked for 28 years.

Today: ~3,000 cases across 31 states, no confirmed source, and CDC's own count (843) is trailing what states are reporting by thousands.


She quotes ABC News @ABC.

@ABC wrote:

Cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection caused by a parasite, are currently being reported in nearly three dozen states, according to an @ABC News tally.  [link]
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My new head canon is that they’re faking his phone conversations with AI
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Marghoul @marghoul.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Im sitting here fully angry that these wretches have caused so much pain I'm enjoying their passing. I dont like that theyve made me this way for real.
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Anti-privacy laws always have the vibe of spitting in everyone’s face. Like as a category they’re just strikingly disdainful of the entire population
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Mark @sdphilliesfan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
no senator should be allowed to be on life support during an election year, pull the plug
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
She was held in the detention centre that was owned by Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding guest.
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depressioncore @princesscore.meangirls.online · 05/07/2026
"this was never about trans women, it's about policing gender standards" i mean clarence thomas wrote more or less that trans women are mentally ill men who believe themselves to be women so idk it kinda seems like this might be about trans women
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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
dick's nice and all but clean your room you nasty bitch!
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Holy fuck this is a terrifying image
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Yeahhhhh. Not good right now.
Map showing SE DC and PG County MD with purple and red highest numbers, while NW SC is all yellow numbers.
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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Real haters don't leap. They wait and watch. They know the true reasons for hating will be Revealed
Ice detention center leader at the tay swift wedding
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The most important thing you need to know is that, by my watch, the fireworks began after midnight There were no fireworks in Washington DC for our 250th Independence Day
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Oh my fucking god
The United States DOJ booth. There is nothing but an empty table and the logo. It's been stripped bare
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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Not a good look for you, Steve. You should really Google what you're all pissy about.
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Shellshocked, asphyxiating trump and co wandering around in this middle of this
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Watching Muh Freedom 250 from 10 miles away, hoo boy
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This is killing me lol
Darren Sands reporting: Near a security entrance to the National Mall at 7th St. and Constitution Avenue, a law enforcement officer was met with groans and laughter when he instructed revelers to back up and form "a single-file line."

Aishvarya Kavi: The effort to shepherd crowds back onto the National Mall began about an hour ago. But it took many hours to shuffle people through security earlier in the day.
Now, with Trump about to speak, there are still long lines of people, tired and damp, pressing up against pedestrian barricades and trying to get inside.
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Red @redpainter1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Of course Patriot Front is marching in DC, police are protecting them. Lots of ICE took off work today to participate, for sure.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Watching a New Year’s Eve-style countdown that’s just obsessed with Taylor Swift’s wedding following barely intelligible rantings from the decaying president in front of Mt. Rushmore is probably exactly the right way to ring in the 250th birthday of this country in free fall.
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asstrocyte @asstrocyte.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Between the temperature and the fumes from 850,000 firework shells launched around the National Mall, Trump might actually croak lol
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Ed BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Turns out “America 250” was a temperature forecast
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
One year ago Trump signed the OBBBA, where he gave the richest 1% over $1,000,000,000,000 and paid for it by shredding our healthcare and throwing 4,000,000 of our most vulnerable off nutrition assistance. Happy anniversary.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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