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Brian Habing

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Midlands of SC via Rockford and Champbana. Personal posts here, academic ones are elsewhere. --- Do your best. Be prepared. - Gen 18:25 - Avengers Assemble! - 3PL - 7NT - Nat 20 - EDH - Pfui!

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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And the first wave of holiday lights and decorations arrive, along with the first of our seasonal door guardians.
A dried vine wreath with several pumpkins, a scare crow, two not scared crows, and a banner that says Greetings, hanging on a front door.  The reflection of orange lights are visible in it.
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Morrus @morrus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What we're dealing with AI bots scraping the site to volume equating to DDoS attack. Normally we expect a couple hundred members and a few thousand guests at one time. AI scrapers have slowed the site so only 28 members online because there's 91000(!) "guests" making the site unusable.
Stats showing 91,000 AI scrapers online
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Coyote vs. Acme was a lot of fun. Also, the animated Dr. Peter Lorre! forward.com/culture/film...
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Peter Lorre, decades after ‘Casablanca,' is the breakout star of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’
Dr. Lorre returns as a hero this time
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NPR @npr.org · 04/08/2026
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people. n.pr/4w4pkH0
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Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.
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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Happy birthday to Bugs Bunny, who made his official first appearance in the Warner Bros. short 'A Wild Hare' (released on July 27, 1940). The famed rascally rabbit can be also spotted in our permanent collection such as in this animation cel from a 1960s television ad for Kool-Aid.
an animation cel featuring Bugs Bunny in a 1960s television ad for Kool-Aid, part of the Cartoon Art Museum's collection
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A great blue skimmer joining me on the deck.
A large (at least two inch long) light blue dragonfly perched on the top of the back of a metal chair.
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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“Any fascist attempt to gain power in America would…work under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ & ‘super-Americanism.’ Fascist leaders are neither stupid nor naive. They know that they must hand out a line that ‘sells.’”-U.S. Army orientation, 1945 archive.org/details/Army... What’s past is prologue.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It's that weekend in South Carolina where I lift a toast to the men of the 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. To General W.H.L. Wallace, hero of the Hornet's Nest where he was mortally wounded. To General Thomas E.G. Ransom, wounded in combat four times before falling to disease. 1/4
Mural of General W.H.L. Wallace in Ottawa, Illinois by G. Byron Peck.  Shows Wallace on Horseback surrounded by others under his command.
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Climate Outreach @climateoutreach.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🎉 Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! Few people have shaped the environmental movement quite as profoundly as Sir David. We're spotlighting praise for Sir David from our research and the environmental sector. 👉 Read the nation's tribute: climateoutreach.org/sir-david-at...
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Sir David Attenborough at 100: A nation’s tribute
To mark Sir David's 100th birthday, we are spotlighting praise from across our research and the environmental sector. Few people have shaped the environmental movement quite as profoundly as Sir David...
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Me and my dad at a school fun fair at the end of the 70s or beginning of the 80s. Apparently yard sticks were a prize at one of the games... with the obvious outcome. #Maythe4th #BestDadEver
An elementary school boy standing with Darth Vader in front of school lockers.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only. M*A*S*H The Simpsons Dark Angel Magnum PI Adv. Brisco County Jr. Bugs Bunny & RR Show Hogan’s Heroes Black Sheep Squadron That 70’s Show 3rd Rock from the Sun Sister Boniface Mysteries Murdoch Mysteries Emergency Columbo Tales of Wells Fargo
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Anton @anton.beauty · 27/04/2026
a ballroom has a core strategic weakness: the man in the back saying “everyone attack”
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This morning at Hancock High, seniors headed to the floor of the gym to receive their caps and gowns, each from a teacher they had chosen. Stacy Campbell waited there, holding her student Israel Makoka's cap and gown. But he wouldn't come. He and his brother, Max, 15, had been taken by ICE.
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Max and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took Them Instead.
ICE detained Max and Israel Makoka, two Hancock County high school students who were waiting for a bus when agents arrested them.
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Sharon "Screams in Perimenopause" Z @sharonz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The original “now with AI!”
Radium hand Cleaner
TAKES OFF EVERYTHING BUT THE SKIN


CLEANSING RADIUM
COMPOUND
MOTORISTS, STENOGRAPHENS ENGINEERS,  MOTORMEN, MINERS,
AND ALL WHOSE WORK CAUSES THEM TO SOIL THE HAND

Radium Hand Cleaner, ca. 1910 - 1920

Radium Hand Cleaner claimed to "cleanse, soften, and heal the skin and was best suited for all those
whose work causes them to soil their hands." This
product was also sold as a household cleaner which could be used for cleaning cookware, bathtubs, painted woodwork, and more.
From the Dr. Shelton Collection
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
AI developments... tldr; It's just math. Dueling AI security bots (and some random grad student in chemistry or biology will kill us all). www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
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Anthropic’s New AI Mythos Is a Cybersecurity Game-Changer | KQED
We look at how this next generation of AI could reshape digital security and policy.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Drop your crime fighting Catholics
Father Brown and Sister Boniface
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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I can’t comprehend it. These are the folks who have created the first visuals for every. Single. Marvel Studios film. Ever. A really small team of people, some have been there for over a decade. They are a HUGE part of Marvel Studios’s success, to just be let go like that? I got no words.
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j m gabriel, a circus of faults and vices @jmgabriel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Here in the great state of Florida, which I love, the governor just signed a bill into law that allows his office to designate any group a terrorist organization without revealing the reasons for that designation. So that's fun. pen.org/press-releas...
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Warning that Florida “Domestic Terror” Bill Likely Would Chill Free Speech
Legislation awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature would give broad authority to politicians to label organizations, including nonprofits, as “domestic terrorists,” and due to vague language could rest...
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University of Minnesota School of Nursing @umnnursing.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship. For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Counterpoint, Heritage: If you’re pretending non-citizens vote despite your own study showing otherwise, you’re probably trying to cheat. @MarshaBlackburn #SaveAct #VoterSuppressionNotVoterID
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This is a lie on a scale of Elon Musk saying he would cut the deficit to zero. Just insane. Not just untrue, but the opposite of the truth, which is that immigrants are lowering the deficit. www.cato.org/white-paper/...
For each year from 1994 to 2023, the US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government.
Over that period, immigrants created a cumulative fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion in real 2024 US dollars, including $3.9 trillion in savings on interest on the debt.
Without immigrants, US government public debt at all levels would be at least 205 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)—nearly twice its 2023 level.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Some spring blossoms on Gibbes Green at the University of South Carolina.
A Flowering Dogwood tree, no leaves here, but yellow petalled flowers with green centers.A Crab Apple tree with leaves starting to come out with light pinkish-white flowers in full bloom and deep pink buds of others.A cherry tree with no leaves yet but white flowers and small pink buds.The yellow flowers of a Carolina Jessamine vine with some pink Azalea flowers visible in the background.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A spring break morning on Gibbes Green at the University of South Carolina.
Two small redbud trees with pruplish-pink flowers in front of Barnwell College (a large beige building with white columns).A line of bushes with white flowers along a brick path.A dogwood tree with white flowers next to Leconte College (a beige colored building with white trim and window frames) and other trees and shrubs in the background.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
One of the greatest mysteries of all time is how it is impossible to educate people in the US after the 8th grade in a setting that doesn't have a football team. (1 of 3) www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
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Donald Trump warns college sports crisis could ‘destroy’ US universities
Donald Trump says he may issue a sweeping order on NIL payments as lawmakers and sports leaders debate anti-trust protections and new revenue models
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Will "The Shield of the Americas" get a helicarrier? Will Noem get to pilot it? Will its AI targeting system have a block to stop it from going after dogs?
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Boycott Citizens @boycottcitizens.org · 04/03/2026
Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday. Damas came to the U.S. from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custody—the last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Center—he died from complications from a tooth infection. A tooth infection. 1/3 tucson.com/news/local/b...
Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 03/03/2026
New post! Many Americans hold contradictory opinions on the same policies. Question wording effects can swing opinions by 20+ points on immigration, the budget, and transgender rights. That's a problem for people who interpret polls for a living. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/many-ameri...
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Many Americans hold contradictory opinions on the same policies
Our new poll finds question wording can swing opinion by 20+ points on immigration, the budget, and transgender rights. That's a problem for people who use polls to tell politicians what voters want.
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 23/02/2026
Under a new policy released Thursday, the Trump Administration will test conversion therapy on trans people in prisons. It explicitly states that it aims to help trans people “recover,” all the while forcibly detransitioning them both medically and socially. transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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The Trump Administration is Testing Conversion Therapy By Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons
The Bureau of Prisons is subjecting trans people to conversion therapy and denying them care with the goal of helping them "recover." It's trying to prove dangerous conversion practices can work.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
So let’s think about this. A private company refused - on principle - to yield to the government’s demands. The government then cancelled its contracts with the company and has set about destroying it
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is clearly blatantly intentional voter suppression and any claim otherwise is completely unserious
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Geeia Habing @geeiapet.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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'A real trust problem': Senators question SC superintendent's judgment giving homeschoolers vouchers • SC Daily Gazette
As senators grilled Superintendent Ellen Weaver, the state's top law enforcement agency announced charges for fraudulent use of the funds.
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Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
So let’s get this straight. Anthropic “refuses to allow its products to be used for mass domestic surveillance…or in physical attacks where AI makes targeting decisions without human input” but Hegseth wants to use it in that way. Idiocy has no bounds. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Pentagon sets Friday deadline for Anthropic to abandon ethics rules for AI — or else
The defense secretary has threatened to cancel the AI startup’s Pentagon work and designate it a supply chain risk, according to a person granted anonymity to describe sensitive talks.
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Valentine Barker @valentinebarker.com · 16/02/2026
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own. I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history. 1 square = 1 year.
A graphic in pink, blue, and green that illustrates how recent many Black History events are to the current day -- ranging from 1619 to 2024.
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Author JL Meredith @jlm-writes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
@gailsimone.bsky.social Just a suggestion, if you wanted to contact your senator with it...
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Tolarian Community College @tolariancommunitycollege.com · 07/02/2026
Together, we raised over $600,000 for @translifeline.org this year. From the bottom of my heart, I'm so grateful. We have come together to say to our trans friends and family that they are loved and that they are not alone. Trans rights are human rights. When we gather together, we can make Magic.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
At first blush, could be right. University of South Carolina in the top half, Clemson not good enough to be ranked.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The annual translifeline donation drive!
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over. In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek.
The title character from the TV show Alf.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Christi Noem should testify under oath in Congress and explain why she lied about the facts around the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If they give him their signing bonuses, how quickly would they get an advance pardon?
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Shields Cartoons @shieldscartoons.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Prove it. #ICE #Minneapolis
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
State investigators blocked from the crime scene despite a warrant. Cover-up. A lawless regime. abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
we should expel the ambassador for this, not even joking
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We can actually predict polar vortex events now by monitoring Ted Cruz flight patterns
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The youngest in the house is watching a Tomb Raider playthrough. I want a game about the uncredited ground team that goes ahead of Lara and sets out all of the paper clues, ties convenient ropes, and sets up fires in places other people haven't been to in a long time.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The US has reduced its presence in Greenland to a single base and less than 200 troops. If Russia were an imminent threat, Washington could simply deploy more forces tomorrow under the existing defense treaty. Trump is just inventing a security crisis to justify an annexation
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Huge shout out to the Center for Brooklyn History at the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social . Their answer to an email query saved me countless hours of digging for more info on my own, and also included links to other references in Brooklyn and NYC in general that I hadn't seen before.
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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Shout out to the top 5 goods in the world. It's all, up to no, finger lickin', Johnny B, and Renee.
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Brian Habing @brian-habing.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I've only seen a preview for FNAF2, and never one of the movies. But it feels like there is a sequel (or at least a short) of some sort that could be made at night on the campus with a fleet of these.
A small robotic food delivery vehicle with an add for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 on the side rolling through a college campus.
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