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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

To be spending my nights in the theatre with undergrad actors and stage managers while we creatively solve problems, laugh together, and make our art through the words of Shakespeare = a balm for this tired soul

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/10/2026

This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.

Margaret Hamilton with printed computer code in 1969. Credit: NASA/Alamy

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

People tell these kids their disease doesn’t exist, and possibly even worse, that no one is obligated to do anything to stop it from spreading.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 29/09/2026

It’s almost as if there are more ways to measure the value of work than just the amount of money it makes people.  A country with fewer social workers and teaching aides, with less study of the arts and history, is a country that’s not investing in its own future.

newrepublic.com

Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees

Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Big news from @ij.org: A federal judge in Alabama has just ordered ICE and CBP to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining people without individualized suspicion, and to stop detaining people who present valid ID. More to come shortly.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hey, YOU PUT prairie dresses in every single store for three years, can you blame some of us for coming up with a better way to use them?

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 19/09/2026

We’re defunding the humanities in public higher education; meanwhile ex-tech investors who retired early after major IPOs are learning foreign language, putting on plays, and discussing Moliere, things few college-going people can do anymore thanks to systemic disinvestment & technofeudalism

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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My students submitted portfolios with chapter reflections. Aside from those with accommodation needs, they were handwritten. They nodded when I said we need to work out our brains just like our bodies. Even if Ai was used, engaging brain/eye/hand movement was necessary. This is possible.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026

Thousands of Kennedy Center supporters gathered Friday in protest of President Trump’s takeover and closure of the building, surrounding as much of the performing arts venue as they could, linking arms and chanting, “Hands off! Hands off!” wapo.st/4rhwDug

Demonstrators gather outside of the Kennedy Center during the “Hands Around the Kennedy Center” protest on September 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

Demonstrators hold hands to form a human chain during a rally outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators gathered to form a human chain around the building after President Trump announced the closure of the facility. Photo by Tom Brenner for Getty Images.

Laura Black of Clearwater, FL holds her sign as demonstrators gathered outside of the Kennedy Center during the “Hands Around the Kennedy Center” protest on September 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

Demonstrators gathered outside of the Kennedy Center during the “Hands Around the Kennedy Center,” protest on September 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year. Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.

cbo.gov

Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran

CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.

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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BREAKING: Records obtained through a FOIA lawsuit shows that despite record number of pregnant women are in detention, ICE has lost count of the number of miscarriages. A Deleted Data/Immigration/Guardian investigations collab

theguardian.com

Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women

ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

When will enough be enough?

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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Rereading climate books 10 years old and more, and seeing how everything those in the know wrote and spoke about our world is currently unfolding.

The book cover for Amitav Ghosh’s The Great Derangement

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Since 9/11, 6,000+ people have died from illnesses linked to the toxic dust and air pollution and ~145,000 are enrolled in the WTC Health Program We tend to forget about the long tail of illness that follows from acute events. Thinking of everyone affected today 💗 🔗 www.usnews.com/news/nationa...

U.S. News headline from today - "25 years later, ground zero toxic legacy is still
Claiming lives"

Federal
Data shows deaths from illnesses linked to 9/11 have far surpassed the original attack death toll

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 09/09/2026

The public respects math and many sciences because they are complex, seen as expert-driven and intelligible only via expertise. But many people seem to believe that human culture is simply and does not require real expertise or sophisticated, technical interpretation to understand

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026

During summer, Louisiana’s Angola prison could rise up to 115 degrees. Duncan said he experienced seizures: “There were times when I got out of bed and I didn’t even know if I was left-handed or right-handed. … I didn’t even know my name.”

propublica.org

He Spent 27 Years on Death Row as a Wrongfully Convicted Man. What Comes Next?

23-hour solitary confinement. 115-degree heat. Jimmie Duncan is haunted by the decades he spent in Louisiana’s Angola prison — and how, even after being released, he still isn’t truly free.

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ceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026

I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/09/2026

Mamdani has announced that NYC restaurants can have outdoor dining all year round. This is actually a big public health win because fall and winter is when respiratory virus cases surge. Dining outdoors helps reduce the risk of disease spread.

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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I have been having some of the most pleasant, funny, interesting, and thoughtful conversations with the salespeople and cashiers since living in Georgia for the past month.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.

cbc.ca

Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.

Mother Jones

"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."

But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/08/2026

Absolutely vile framing from the @nytimes.com. Why doesn’t this leave behind hard questions for the media that hounded him? Or the global right-wing that gleefully turned a local matter into an international incident?

“Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring”

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The pointless National Guard deployment in Washington DC until January 2029 will cost approximately $1.4 billion. This amount could have funded the National Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humanities for almost 7 years.

civilbeat.org

Guard Deployment To Washington Into 2029 Will Cost Roughly $1.4B

Hawai‘i will bring home its 27 members later this month after the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Currently, the DRC has the second worst Ebola outbreak in the history of ever, and the virus may be mutating because this epidemic is not controlled—as viruses can reliably be predicted to do. Through USAID, the U.S. used to have a very strong presence in DRC. Trump and Musk killed that.

theguardian.com

Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say

Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalation

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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The whole point of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority - the individual. It limits the governments power to harm the individual. The whole constitution is designed to limit the governments power.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

wapo.st

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The site manager has some real issues with my unpacking speed and progress.

A cat poking out of cardboard box. Only half her face visible.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/08/2026

BASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?

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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I have moved a lot. I’ve never had a move like this, and if I explained it, it still would not capture the madness. But after opening at least 40 boxes…I finally found a hair dryer. And it still works. Miraculous.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I'm at the park, reading, and a woman with an accent said to me, "Oh, you're a reading worm". I love that construction. It's so poetic when second-language folks speak. I did not correct her because reading worm is better than bookworm.

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Jeanne @cautiouspurple.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Been driving in Omaha all month. There is one rule in 40 mph zone: drive 30 or 50. No other choices possible.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/07/2026

As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and keeping utility costs down. At least 1,662 Department of Energy webpages with guidance on protecting the electrical grid during heatwaves have gone dark.

A bar chart displaying topics found in deleted Energy Department webpages:

1,101 pages on consumer guidance
774 pages on lighting
772 pages on heating and cooling (HVAC)
726 pages on renewable energy
647 pages on insulation and weatherization
638 pages on windows, doors and skylights
602 pages on solar
541 pages on appliances and electronics
494 pages on water heating
434 pages on home energy audits
431 pages on landscaping and passive design
422 pages on heat pumps
325 pages on tax credits and rebates
323 pages on saving money
131 pages on programmable thermostats
108 pages on electric vehicles

Notes: Pages could have more than one topic

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The Doctor @drstevenhobbs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

"No one will protect what they don't care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced."- Sir David Attenboroug

A Great Egret stands in the water near reeds

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Politico @politico.com · 10/07/2026

Black leaders across the South have expressed a visceral shock in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. But as the surprise wears off, a sense of isolation has begun to set in among some. 🔗 politi.co/4vSW46T

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