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Claire Oliphant

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I weave my fascination with #science and #mathematics into my #stainedglass art. web: claireoliphant.com IG: glassoliphant

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When that orange asshole finally leaves the WH, and he WILL be leaving, the American people need to sue him and the rest of his criminal syndicate of a so-called family, for every fucking dime they stole from us. Every. Fucking. Dime.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 28/09/2026
This asteroid looks like someone burned a model of the Deathstar
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 28/09/2026
also on my top 5 list. Never watch without a big pile of takeout. Even when I'm full it makes me hungry.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 28/09/2026
One of my all time faves. Despite having some truly awful moments of violence, it is intensely humane, utterly gorgeous.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 22/09/2026
I love nerds getting their nerd on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=karH...
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FIXING the Odyssey’s 12 axe shot (and then doing it!)
YouTube video by blumineck
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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 21/09/2026
Early voting has started in some states! Vote as early as you can. In person, if you can. Be as obnoxious as possible about spreading this message. Get everyone you know to the polls. Be That Friend but for voting.
vote.gov
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 19/09/2026
I think I'm in love with the cafe operator
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Advanced AI is a dangerous technology without safeguards to keep people safe. And the AI leaders have said, "Oh, maybe we should all get together and voluntarily work something out.” No, that's not how it works. This is the moment the government has to step up.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.
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matto @matthewoliphant.com · 17/09/2026
"Reply 'stop' and I'll take you off our mailing list." Or, and I'm just spitballin' here, I could click this convenient Report Spam button...
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I left this out last night bc I had an early work morning set for today. Rob woke up, found it lying on the living room floor w no context, & said "...it looks like a cyberpunk guy melted"
A pair of safety-orange chainsaw chaps, instruction manuals, a power cord, and a couple portable solar panels lying on the floor
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I cared for patients as a pulmonary and critical care physician for twenty years. Now, I’m in Congress fighting for a system that delivers the care you need, when you need it, at a price you can afford. Healthcare is critical infrastructure. It’s time to treat it that way. Read more here:
thehill.com
Our healthcare system is crashing. Congress must stabilize it.
Congresswoman Maxine Dexter argues that the U.S. healthcare system is in crisis due to Medicaid cuts and corporate consolidation. She is calling for federal investment to treat healthcare delivery …
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy National Registration Day! Even at a time when our elections are under attack, remember: The power of the people is much greater than the people in power. Make sure you are registered to vote before Oct. 13 and have a plan to make your voice heard. Stay loud.
sos.oregon.gov
Oregon Secretary of State : Oregon Online Voter Registration : State of Oregon
Register to vote, update your registration, or change political parties.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 16/09/2026
Really love @hcrichardson.bsky.social's Letters from an American newsletter. If you haven't been aware of them, this is a good embarkation point. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 15, 2026
Seven years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 13/09/2026
I love them!
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matto @matthewoliphant.com · 11/09/2026
For an event giveaway recently, I bought 3 copies of @catt.design's @rosenfeldmedia.com book "The Staff Designer". I still have one copy (epub) if anyone wants it. First @'ed, first booked.
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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
this picture is still one of my favorites from the artemis missions. it’s just so beautiful and perfectly framed.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft flies past the Moon, with part of its white exterior and solar array visible in the foreground. The Moon’s heavily cratered surface fills much of the frame, while a small blue-and-white crescent Earth appears in the distance against the blackness of space.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Closing comment for me would just be the ramblings of an old man in a half-empty auditorium changed the minds of zero people”
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 10/09/2026
Happy Birthday @tracyosborn.com!!!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Protect trans kids.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 10/09/2026
It's easy to succumb to doomerism, but it's a lie. If we were able to get to the moon in <10 years, we can do this too. Hope is a verb.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 10/09/2026
a reminder to folks this week that you can go into settings and deselect auto play vids under content and media, and mute words/phrases under moderation.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10/09/2026
We’re expecting millions of participants at No Kings: Vote Early on October 17. This means hundreds of moving parts, anchor events, recruitment, supplies, and thousands of local events that can only come together with a lot of grassroots support.
NO KINGS
NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
VOTE EARLY
OCTOBER 17
NOKINGS.ORG
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 10/09/2026
This made me unreasonably happy
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 09/09/2026
This is something I've been following for a few years, and it's such a joyful thing! To go from 34k+ dead salmon in 2002 to this is proof that things can go from apocalyptic to , to hopeful if we work hard on it. Hats off to tribes and all the others who worked/cooperated to make it happen.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
7 faith leaders & clergy arrested after blockading the ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont.
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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Canadian tech alternatives to bring your data back across the border. engageq.notion.site/unplug-full
engageq.notion.site
Unplug America | Notion
Canadian tech alternatives to bring your data back across the border. by Tod and Jocelyn Maffin • see their projects • support their work
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 04/09/2026
Did that dialect map thing that's going around, and realized that I pronounce things differently when I read vs when I speak off the cuff. Makes me wonder how my map would change if someone was reading me the questions...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 04/09/2026
Update: the dialect map quiz thing going around is a cheap knockoff of the good one, which is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk (Published 2024)
What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer all the questions below to see your personal dialect map.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The best way I can describe navigating perimenopause is that it’s like reading a book with an unreliable narrator.
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 03/09/2026
The fact that Anthropic was able to cough up a billion dollars so easily reminds me again that we need to be taxing rich people at 90% again.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@elijahdaniel.bsky.social , shares a new perspective on "carpooling".
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It’s time to hold Big Oil accountable. I introduced three bills to do this and will keep fighting to protect our lands and communities.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 03/09/2026
OMG more like this please. There's a point beyond which accumulating wealth is a pathology. Re-invest in the communities that support you instead.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I've been seeing a lot of "well I guess this is the way things are now" "ah another line of evidence that we are a fallen empire", attitude that I am begging people to shake off. There are people working their butts off to make things better. Please don't give up. Join us.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 02/09/2026
I recognize myself in the mirror
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matto @matthewoliphant.com · 31/08/2026
"Let them rent cake." [slow clap, appreciative]
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The Subtle Art of Normalising Dystopia
YouTube video by struthless
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Joel Pollard @smirkingelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Since Google is being an arsehat yet again here is a link to alternatives. cyberinsider.com/google-alter...
cyberinsider.com
Alternatives to Google Products — Regain Privacy in 2026
This Google alternatives guide gives you alternatives to every Google product, including Gmail, search, Youtube, and more.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 30/08/2026
Been meaning to move away from G-suite products for a while. Just deleted the app from my phone.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
People are falling for the DSA vs Establishment trap again. Didn’t we learn our lesson in 2016 and 2024? It’s the establishment’s job to build a coalition that can win EVERYWHERE. In some places, that means ultra-progressive. In others, it means establishment. The tent is big enough for all of us.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 29/08/2026
AI still struggling with faces
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CaroleOntheGo🇨🇦 @caroleonthego4u.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Looking at buying a new car, check the VIN. Any car assembled in the US, the first number will be a 1, 4, or 5. Leave that car on the lot. Any car assembled in Canada will begin with a 2. Excellent choice. Any car assembled in Mexico begins with a 3. Also excellent choice. Happy shopping!
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Emily Johnston @enjohnston.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is awesome. Solar on train tracks, solar on irrigation canals (slowing evaporation), solar boosting crops with partial shade on farms, solar reducing urban heat islands in parking lots. (But most of this: not here in the U.S.) Someday this country won't be run by hateful fools.
nytimes.com
Sun-Ways Is Testing Out Train Track Solar Farms (Gift Article)
A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and Korea.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Texans, if you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it! trib.al/OP3mVj5
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My suggestion is to cancel your subscription to any media company that refers to Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 27/08/2026
As always, cover everything. Fields can be more productive when solar is added correctly. Especially as the world heats up.
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Claire Oliphant @claireoliphant.com · 27/08/2026
Time to be thinking about hack-n-squirt on tree of heaven (aka demon tree from hell). I'm not generally a fan of herbicides but it's pretty much the only reliable way to kill it off. DO NOT CUT IT DOWN as that will just give you bajillionty million suckers.
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wendy norris @wendynorris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's been such an awful couple of years. Let's honor one of the best people on the planet.
Top image: Star Wars logo on a dark field of stars.
Bottom image: Scene of Dolly Parton's character seated behind a typewriter in the movie "9 to 5."

Caption: If 5/4 is Star Wars Day, can 9/25 be Dolly Parton Day?
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/08/2026
Flock cameras and other automatic license plate readers are tracking our movements, allowing government agencies like ICE to track us without a warrant and without our consent. Send a message to Congress: No more creepy cameras.
action.aclu.org
Get the Flock Out
Flock and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are taking over our neighborhoods, tracking our movements, and building detailed databases about us. Tell Congress to rein in this mass surveillance tool: No Flock. No ALPRs. No exceptions.
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