Reposted by ErikaDr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them! 895434932
Reposted by ErikaAmy Elizabeth @amyelizabeth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is the second time this week I have found out there's another new organ. www.livescience.com/health/ferti...livescience.com'Useless' female organ discovered over a century ago may actually be important for fertilityThe rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than scientists initially thought. 04313
Reposted by ErikaAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724213383
Reposted by ErikaFriendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner. 3520321028
Reposted by ErikaJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Safety and anti-fraud regulations are what stand between consumers and real harm. Think the companies will protect you out of a sense of moral duty? Think again. 18425
Reposted by ErikaRick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 29/08/2026More than 60 trees have been cut down at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., raising alarms among preservationists ahead of a planned golf course overhaul backed by President Donald Trump. 189860568
Reposted by ErikaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Octavia E. Butler’s novel “Parable of the Talents” depicts a dystopian United States run by Christian Nationalists. Their slogan is “Make America Great Again.” Published in 1998, many years before Trump’s political career, but this poem in the book prophesied Trump. (Poem from @zymplex.bsky.social) 541964740
Reposted by ErikaNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 25/08/2026if infrastructure is what connects people, holds them together, serves, supports, and endures, then Dolly Parton was infrastructure. 16951239
Erika @eheinen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I have just finished reading THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS (2026) by @wiswell.bsky.social, and I want everyone to read it. I love a good dragon shifter romance. This is not that. It's loads funnier, more thought-provoking, cooler world building, ... 1/2 1193
Reposted by ErikaJohn Ryan @johnryanwrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Here. Simple Dem midterm ad. "It's 6 p.m. Do you know what's safe for dinner?" 9367144
Reposted by ErikaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/08/2026There are real-life heroes in our midst. 11850481363
Reposted by ErikaKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 15/08/2026It’s no low quality copper, but I have always loved this demonstration that people are still people. 14996177
Reposted by ErikaAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is a pleasing factoid: the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is the same size and weight as a T-Rex! Countdown: 15 days to launch! 🚀 AUG 30, 2026 11:26 UTC ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/mission/roma... 1025584
Reposted by ErikaUSMC Vet M-3-7/MarineBarracks, NAS Alameda 🇺🇦 @usmarinevet.bsky.social · 15/08/2026@atrupar.com Open Letter to Nassau County Police Department: 827770
Reposted by ErikaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026DOJ: We want a clean clear order... JUDGE: I've already done that! Do you want me to issue another order saying "I really mean it this time"? 28/ 792062419
Reposted by ErikaMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 31/07/2024"I Noticed That You Mentioned Silent Films So I Wanted to Come Over and Explain a Film I am Sure You Have Never Seen Called METROPOLIS" by Berthold Woltze 1305003761
Reposted by ErikaKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/07/2026BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are. 1402330319274
Reposted by ErikaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026"That's what they give me to read, so what can I tell you? ... I don't know what the hell that means" -- Trump is surprised by the stuff he's straight up reading from the text that was prepared for him 2151924456
Reposted by Erikashaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 20/07/2026of the dodgy odyssey takes, 'odysseus is meant to be a stoic badass unaffected by war' probably winds me up the most. in the text the king of the phaeacians correctly guesses odysseus is a veteran of the trojan war because he keeps bursting into tears whenever anyone mentions it 414476642
Reposted by ErikaMike Masnick @masnick.com · 16/07/2026ICE will keep murdering random people until Democrats stop criticizing them is... well... quite a take. 171688388
Reposted by ErikaQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 09/07/2026Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three. 12093046010597
Reposted by ErikaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/07/2026I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD! 939181164683
Reposted by ErikaImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 08/07/2026The case for impeaching four Supreme Court justices over birthright citizenshiptennesseelookout.comThe case for impeaching four Supreme Court justices over birthright citizenship • Tennessee LookoutAttorney and constitutional law professor Larry Woods writes that dissenting justices in Trump v. Barbara deserved impeachment. 16750303
Reposted by ErikaThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The founder we should talk more about is Thomas Paine, who will fuck your shit up every time. Here he is in The Rights of Man just ripping into any ideas of "originalism" and that kind of garbage. 473068889
Reposted by ErikaJeff Norman @jeff2ffs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Apparently they're being asked to make videos in which they apologize and recognize their wrongs. This article notes "hostage videos"...and if I were a student, I would be quite tempted to make MY video with two other people on either side bearing swords, while I'm knelt down, hooded...archive.ph 141
Reposted by ErikaAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Sodium-ion batteries, which use abundant salt rather than lithium, copper and graphite, are starting to look like a real challenger for grid storage and commercial vehicles. FT buff.ly/jJO4kem #ShareGoodNewsToobuff.ly 420836
Reposted by ErikaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026They are arresting U.S. Air Force Officers for free speech and U.S. Olympians for curiosity—but not rich men for raping children with Jeffrey Epstein. 556192328459
Reposted by ErikaDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Four years ago, a coordinated right-wing smear campaign condemned Monticello for "going woke." Bridget Gillespie was working there at the time, and she gives this revelatory inside account of the harassment staff endured and ultimately how the institution buckled. Amazing piece.prospect.orgWhat Broke Monticello - The American ProspectHow a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded. 221154502
Reposted by ErikaHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Senile Satan belongs in an assisted living facility. He really believes he’s talking with Teddy Roosevelt, who’s been dead for over one hundred years. 4362896984
Reposted by ErikaMichael Bazaco @mcbazacophd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Am I being over-sensitive here or does the term “side effects” have an inherent negative connotation and therefore this headline is sci-comm malpractice? The “side effects” are reduced risk of serious cardiac complications and reduced risk of all-cause cardiac events. Benefits. That’s the word.ca.style.yahoo.comCOVID Vaccine Linked to New Side Effect, Especially in Older AdultsThe COVID vaccine was linked to a new side effect for older adults. 755118873084
Reposted by ErikaChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder. 582118722246
Reposted by ErikaThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The forefathers would like to take a paternity test. 320414
Reposted by ErikaMaine Antique Digest @maineantiquedigest.bsky.social · 10/03/2026On Jan. 1, Peter Pap Rugs announced the sale of "Sørover (Southward)," a 1903 tapestry by Norwegian textile artist Frida Hansen (1855-1931) to the Christen Sveaas’ Art Foundation for $750,000. The 12'2" x 10'2" tapestry had disappeared for the last 90 years www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/out-... 02513
Reposted by ErikaButtons (Ashley) 🏴☠️#OFMDForLife🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19 21093643493
Reposted by ErikaScott McDonough @sjmcdonough.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I really want some knock offs of these medieval socks from Egypt (12th century CE?) at the GWU Textile Museum. collections-gwu.zetcom.net/en/collectio... 822037
Reposted by ErikaLong Lead @longlead.com · 13/06/2026It's Title IX month. Learn more about the fight for gender equality in the Civil Rights Era and the continued need for vigilance today. Read Long Lead's latest feature TITLE WAVES today: title-waves.longlead.comtitle-waves.longlead.com"It's for the girls behind us." Inside Hawaii's Title IX reckoningWhen a high school water polo team was denied pool access, they sued. How a 6-year, game-changing legal fight bolstered gender equality across the US. 03710
Reposted by ErikaJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/06/20261. Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” A Popular Information investigaiton reveals that it's a GOP front group. Following along for receipts. 🧵popular.infoProgressive Champions PAC is a GOP frontProgressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” On Friday, according to FCC records,… 4118681150
Reposted by ErikaDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 11/06/2026WE DON’T NEED A FUCKING TREATMENT WE HAVE A VACCINE THAT IS 97% EFFECTIVE AND COULD ERADICATE THE DISEASE IF WE DIDN’T HAVE ANTIVAX GRIFTERS LEADING US 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...nytimes.comWith Measles Roaring Back, the Search for a Treatment is On 9452341633
Reposted by Erika250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Dr. Conevery Bolton Valencius recounts the New Madrid earthquakes which reshaped the landscape, displaced Indigenous Americans, and prompted America's first disaster relief legislation. #WeAreAmerica250 4318115
Reposted by ErikaJ. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/ 8381212802
Reposted by ErikaPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I'm reading through Ammianus Marcellinus to prep for maybe writing some historical fiction on the later Roman Empire. It's fascinating how he makes no distinction between Roman soldiers with Latin names and those with obviously barbarian names (Charietto, Dagalaifus). They're all just soldiers. 826221
Reposted by ErikaNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Members of the American Diabetes Association were forcibly removed from the annual meeting for distributing an editorial critical of Trumpian policy. 😳 11183115
Reposted by ErikaCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 01/06/2026Trump administration shuts down deep-sea instruments that monitored climate change for a decade. “By dismantling such a system, we push the United States back yet again into a rear seat in global scientific leadership,” said a former official. Story by @eniiler.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4voqmxPnyti.ms 88139
Reposted by ErikaSurprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Friends...it's the start of Pride Month, so I'd like you to meet the amazing ribbon eel. Ribbon eels (likely) all start out male & then all become female later in life. And they rock both ways.static.klipy.comStrangely Satisfying Ribbon EelALT: Strangely Satisfying Ribbon Eel 10481132
Reposted by ErikaMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 31/05/2026Millionaire migration? Not according to the data... www.amny.com/opinion/econ...amny.comOp-Ed | Economists set the record straight on millionaire tax migration in New York | amNewYorkFor many weeks, a high profile debate over the economic impacts of millionaire tax migration on New York has played out in the realm of public opinion: When 521856373
Reposted by ErikaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/05/2026Dear media, You don't have to say "E Jean Carroll accused Trump of defamation and rape." You can say "Trump defamed and raped E Jean Carroll." It's been adjudicated. Thank you 276147084547