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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 3m
www.vaccines.gov/en/ has not worked since AT LEAST December 2025. Any zip code entered leads to this same error message. It’s a non-navigable, inescapable loop. This is weaponized incompetence. Bobby REALLY doesn‘t want people getting vaccinated. For anything.
Non-functional vaccines.gov search tool
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 44m
www.ncregister.com/cna/defense-... No. This is Major General Chaplain+ William Green Jr. He was removed from his position as Chief of Chaplains for the U.S. Army. He was fired personally by Hegseth, prematurely & w/out cause or explanation, 3 days before Easter. Thank you for your service Chaplain+
Major General Chaplain+ William Green Jr
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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 5h
"Behind The Trees" - my oil painting
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Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 2h
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fightthefire.bsky.social @fightthefire.bsky.social · 2h
"If you’re still on speaking terms with friends, family members, and neighbors wallowing in the MAGA cesspit, consider asking them how they feel about Donald Trump spending more than $1.7 million of taxpayer money to televise campaign commercials for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections."
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Our tax dollars at work ... for Kim Jong Trump
His self-aggrandizing commercials are brazenly corrupt - and have cost us close to $2M
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 3h
I have to say that I know a many decent Indian men. But I have seen how men behave in India. This is the nature of the patriarchal system in India. www.instagram.com/p/Dd6S9PhSCt... #pinks
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priya_speaks101 on Instagram: "Why are boys allowed to expose, scratch or pee in public without shame—while girls are taught to hide every part of their bodies? C…"
Why are boys allowed to expose, scratch or pee in public without shame—while girls are taught to hide every part of their bodies? Could this early ‘penis privilege’ later feed a sense of sexual entitlement?
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 3h
The book: "Why men rape". By Tara Kaushal Some key points: 1. Men don't feel ashamed of raping a women in public. They feel empowered. 2. Men pee, overtly touch & scratch their junk in public. 3. Boys are taught to have respect for space. 4. Whereas, girls are taught to be self-conscious.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 3h
While the Cornell gang rape is national news here, India is grappling with its own issues with rape. A gang rape of a 17 yr old college student in Delhi is national news. This reel hits the nail on the head. "Penis privilege" exists in India and all over the world. She reads passages from a book
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 3h
Thank you to those who insist on being people of substance. You are my lifebuoy in an ocean of shiny distractions.
“Don’t settle for style. Succeed in substance.”
-Wynton Marsalis 🎺
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 3h
ia801609.us.archive.org/29/items/kau... Thank you, @goldcountryrich.bsky.social for sharing this excellent article which includes an archive link to the entire book, ‘The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity‘, or ‘Allegro ma non troppo’, by Carlo Cipolla. What a delightful little read this is.
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THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN
STUPIDITY, by Carlo Cipolla 
Law #1: Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
Law #2: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
Law #3: A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
Law #4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people infallibly turns out to be a costly mistake.
Law #5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. A stupid person is more dangerous than a bandit.
[entire book is accessible for free via link in post]
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Ⓜ️ORENO_BELLO @4nd3l.bsky.social · 3h
Mad cute!!
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YU News Service / Paul Fericano @yunews.bsky.social · 4h
YU BOOSTER SHOT @gentlem.bsky.social @57kev.bsky.social @kndrcynder.bsky.social @claynobles.bsky.social @maegutz.bsky.social @dalekchap.bsky.social @riddick01.bsky.social @gemandmoll.bsky.social @jamescounihan.bsky.social @haller55.bsky.social @maryo327.bsky.social @tim691.bsky.social #mockhimup
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 4h
nbcconnecticut.app.link/0EUNOw8IR6b @4nd3l.bsky.social #BeardsleyZoo baby #red-panda was named Pabu by public vote. 🥰 #TeamPabu 🐼
CT Beardsley Zoo announcement:
Pabu is the name of the baby red panda, which means ‘fluffball’ in Tibetan.
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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 9h
This New Republic article says it all about the level of "stupid" in the current administration. Written in 1976, the prolific intellectual Carlo Cipolla argued that stupid people, as a group, are “much more powerful than the mafia, or the military industrial complex".
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Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 6h
www.potomaclocal.com/2026/09/30/m... Barebones local LE reports of what happened in #Manassas,VA. Employee of a storage rental facility entered work, shot 2 coworkers dead and put a 3rd is in hospital (stable.) Shooter fled, then exited his vehicle & died of self-inflicted GSW witnessed by police.
potomaclocal.com
Two dead after United Rentals shooting; suspect dies on Interstate 81
Manassas City Police said two men died and a third was in stable condition after a shooting Wednesday morning at United Rentals, 9415 Wellington Road.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 8h
There’s a thing that some ppl w/SPMI, esp the types of illnesses that result in a pathological addiction to negative attn, do where you can literally read how they feel by how poorly & tastelessly their makeup is applied. I included varying styles, & ppl at bad points in life. DJT pic from yesterday
Amanda Bynes Donald TrumpNicki Minaj Lindsay Lohan
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 10h
#Gaslighting 101: Even after proof of the contrary, the gaslighter doubles down & continues to use their own falsehoods to try to defame, discredit and diminish you.
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Jordan Klepper: Look at the Gaslight
Alt: Jordan Klepper: Look at the Gaslight
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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 10h
@fsquared.bsky.social
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Sassy0210 @sassy0210.bsky.social · 11h
WEDNESDAY FRIENDS #6 @gentlem.bsky.social @allie-froglegs.bsky.social @wendybayne.bsky.social @unicorn64.bsky.social @kimbee666.bsky.social @mariablack.bsky.social @plumbaby1.bsky.social @cbeaulier.bsky.social @thirdwhaletrip.bsky.social @truthaxe.bsky.social @schmoozequeen.bsky.social
Bright pink background with bold black text that reads: To the women protecting the patriarchy: Were coming for you next..
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 11h
patch.com/connecticut/... Sincere condolences to the loved ones of Deborah Cooper, 60, of Hartford, CT. HPD active investigation: seeking help from the public to find 3-wheeled, red & black Can-Am Spyder that hit & killed her & fled, Albany Ave & Irving St, 9:20pm last night. This vehicle stands out
Hartford [CT] Police Dept press release:
This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone with info, particularly regarding the black and red Can-Am Spyder that fled the scene, is asked to call the HPD tip line at (860) 722-TIPS. 
*fatal hit and run, Hartford CT, 9:21pm on 9/29/26*
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NDNchick4Decency @fedtfupofthemall.bsky.social · 11h
lol and bollocks iirc from living in England means balls?
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 12h
It’s Bullock. With a ‘u’… As in there are way too many of U following an impersonator.
Sandra Bullock impersonator account spells it Bollock
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 13h
Wordle 1,929 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 @scoremywordle.bsky.social
Good morning!
Ferocity wears the mask of innocence until it’s called upon.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 13h
mantis life hack: don’t make important decisions after 9pm whatever it is will still be there when your brain is rested most of the time when you look at it again in the morning you realize it’s not that big a deal discretion is the better part of valor
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Close-Up of a Green Praying Mantis
Alt: Close-Up of a Green Praying Mantis
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LET THE BIG DAWG EAT 🐕 ✨️ @feedmemore.bsky.social · 13h
Lotta spiritual warfare 😆 🤣 😂 Fuck Trump!!
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LET THE BIG DAWG EAT 🐕 ✨️ @feedmemore.bsky.social · 13h
Never ever take my crown 👑 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social @gentlem.bsky.social @breakingkind.bsky.social @be4dawn.bsky.social @pappyparki.bsky.social @thestampedehero.bsky.social @lmaen.bsky.social @sburr741600.bsky.social @grumpyfinfan.bsky.social @tonyhq1985.bsky.social #Fbarmy🔥✨️ youtu.be/NNiDJTnCGqo?...
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Ja Rule (The Crown) (HQ)
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 13h
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... Told ya so. The nature of this kind of brain injury can be insidious & unpredictable. Does nobody in this guy’s life care enough to intervene & understand that from moment to moment, he doesn’t know what he’s doing? MAGA is exploiting it.
theatlantic.com
Right-Wing Groups Are Making Money Off John Fetterman
After losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 13h
@jacqueline321.bsky.social 💜☕️🌹
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Cute Kitten Waving Hello
Alt: Cute Kitten Waving Hello
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LET THE BIG DAWG EAT 🐕 ✨️ @feedmemore.bsky.social · 14h
NEW STARTER PACK FROM THE BIG DAWG!! go.bsky.app/K6AaqgH
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 15h
nbcconnecticut.app.link/8Cq2sbl1Q6b The original death investigation rpt out of Middletown, CT used that magical thinking standard ‘no threat to the public’ phrase. The murderer led LE on a chase & exchanged gunfire w/them in busy W Hartford streets. DV MURDERERS ARE A LETHAL PUBLIC THREAT.
nbcconnecticut.app.link
Middletown homicide suspect arrested after being shot by police in Hartford
The suspect and another person were struck by gunfire and suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said. No police officers were injured.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/09/2026
🏴‍☠️ 10•02•26
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putawomanincharge.bsky.social @putawomanincharge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes he is..and pressure and stress makes it worse.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I have issues w/these arguments: -up to 80% of words in the English language are imported from other languages (source: Teaching English www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teache...) -saying someone just hasn’t seen a word spelled out before is the exact definition of literacy The content is flawed.
teachingenglish.org.uk
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Watch @danielgamboa820.bsky.social video pls. I’m referring to more than Fetterman’s verbal gaffe. This person is experiencing latent neurocognitive effects from stroke. A US Office of the Medical Advisor is desperately needed. Every other decision-making job requires assessment of fitness for duty.
Fetterman screen grab from video below
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Highlighting the work of MacArthur Fellowship grantee Kate Spradley, whose humanitarian forensic anthropological community project, OpID, aims to identify & repatriate remains of those who perished along the Texas-Mexico border. opid.wp.txstate.edu All grantees: www.npr.org/2026/09/29/n...
Kate Spradley: The Texas State
University forensic anthropologist works to identify and repatriate the remains of migrants who have perished along the Texas-Mexico border. In 2013, Spradley founded Operation Identification (OpID).
The humanitarian and forensic research initiative combines forensic science, cross-border DNA databases and humanitarian partnerships to return remains to family members.
source: NPR
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Actually I get why it was taken down so quickly. The National Enquirer has made more convincing montages that some lady in Parsippany, NJ gave birth to Bat Boy. The ppl pictured aren’t even in the same place. The texts say nothing and the arena photoshopped in the background doesn‘t have a name.
Jim Schmitt’s poster
screen grab from The Bulwark Media YT video
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Halloween costume idea: Eric Schmitt: make a poster with random pictures from people’s lives. When they open the door, hold it up for 3 milliseconds & start accusing them of being at an Atlanta EyeHawks game & call them a dirtbag.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚩my town ‘voter reg check status’ page link leads to a 404: page not found error🚩 I’m in an EXTREMELY blue area in a deep blue state. (I was able to confirm my status by visiting my state voter info page separately.) Just a heads-up. If anyone feels like it & gets the same error code, pls reply. Thx
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Smiling Woman Waving Red Flag
Alt: Smiling Woman Waving Red Flag
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Clinical pathways for cognitively unimpaired individuals with Alzheimer's disease neuropathological change www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #neurology #geriatrics #primarycare #publichealth #gerontology
thelancet.com
Clinical pathways for cognitively unimpaired individuals with Alzheimer's disease neuropathological change
The recent approval of disease-modifying therapies for symptomatic Alzheimer's disease is a major advance for a condition with few therapeutic options. Anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies have shown cl...
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Throwing a bone to everyone that says “not ALL men.” 4.9% of you are ok. That’s peanuts. It’s just a tiny bit outside margin of error. (This was from April, this year. From the men themselves, US & Canada men age 18-34, self reporting.)
journals.sagepub.com
Isolate, Inebriate, Intimidate, Repeat: High Rates of Sexual Force Against Women Are Reported When Young Men Given Anonymous Surveys - Lucia F. O’Sullivan, Scott T. Ronis, 2026
Few studies survey men who have remained undetected after engaging in acts of sexual aggression against women. Most survey women who were targets of sexual aggr...
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOTUS is insane to rule this way one day after this was released. #3rd-Country-deportations #GVHR
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
While it was refreshing to see an intelligent woman correct an ignorant MAGA man, realize 2 things: -had it occurred in a private setting, she’d likely have gotten her head beaten in -MAGA media is already trying to spin this embarrassing & obvious mistake as a win for them Brandolini’s Law is real
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Your genetics determine how you respond to treatment. A patients’ inherited genetics influence whether they benefit from CAR-T therapy or experience toxicity from the treatment. This is why no treatment is perfect for everyone. There is no "one cure" for cancer. 🧪 hms.harvard.edu/news/genetic...
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Both men’s shelters and women’s & children’s shelters exist because of men’s behavior.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
patch.com/connecticut/... This dumbfuck was in his late 30’s when he did this. He had a list of many other names of women & their daughters. We have a lethal, countrywide problem with males who refuse to manage rejection in non-homicidal ways. Ffs high school was over 20 yrs ago, get a grip loser.
patch.com
Guilford Man Sentenced For Shooting Into Homes Of Former Female Classmates
Officials said the man fired a gun into the occupied homes of female high school classmates in 2022 and 2023.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
nbcconnecticut.app.link/fBcNbFLMP6b This police chief acted swiftly, thoroughly & transparently by investigating the Flock security breach, involving the Mayor, Town Council, & community, and succeeded in getting #Ledyard,CT to remove all Flock cameras. #WhenHackersAreTheGoodGuys
nbcconnecticut.app.link
Ledyard officials to remove Flock cameras after recent ‘security incident'
Mayor Fred B. Allyn III said he made the decision alongside the Ledyard Police Department to ‘terminate the relationship’ with Flock.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.missingkids.org/es/poster/AM... Diana has not been seen since Aug 4. #AmberAlert Monterrey Co, for #SoCal & possibly Mexico issued on Sept 6. LE determined that Diana conceived as a result of rape by her father, roadside forced birth. #BabyAngelita was beaten to death. Both vehicles recovered.
missingkids.org
Have you seen this child? Diana Galvez Ortega
Missing From: Salinas, CA. Missing Date: Tue, Aug 04 2026. This AMBER Alert has been activated by CHP on behalf of the Monterey County Sheriff's Office. CHP was notified on September 6, 2026. Sergio G...
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... This #poxvirus has 2 copies of a human gene in it. The authors think this occurred less than 160,000 years ago. #transposable-elements MCV is a distant relative of smallpox, infects only humans, & causes small skin sores that resolve in a few months.
science.org
Escape of the BC200 gene to a human poxvirus reveals its persistent transposition in primates
Transposable elements mobilize within and occasionally between genomes, including from host to virus. We identified two insertions of the human BC200 noncoding RNA gene in the poxvirus molluscum conta...
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@emptywheel.bsky.social
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are there any legal-minded ppl familiar enough w/Jack Smith’s situation to advise on whether he is prohibited from returning to his work with the ICC? OHCHR released 3 separate rpts in 2026 alone finding that DJT’s actions fall within numerous spheres of int‘l crime. The goal is an arrest warrant.
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