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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Exactly one year ago today:

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The descent into cruelty isn’t accidental. It’s cultivated. What began as Trump’s instinct has become MAGA’s culture, where dehumanization is a strategy and empathy is treated as weakness. That always carries a cost.

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Trump Hardened MAGA Hearts With His Cruelty—It’s Finally Backfiring

Trump has trained MAGA to revel in his cruelty, but it may finally be going too far

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/03/2025

"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed. No one knows why he was detained.

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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained

Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

So many democrats have shown how weak they are, and how willing they are to let real people down by the thousands. These fights matter. I want you in leadership roles ASAP. We need to listen to women!

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too? 🚮

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Appeasing authoritarians is certainly... uh... a choice. It's not a good choice. I'm starting to think you should really consider retirement, Mr. Schumer. Step aside for someone with some fire.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Character matters. Geographic point of origin not so much. If we deport anything, we should deport hate, not people.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Congress critters can't be trusted to own individual stocks. I don't care what "team" they play for. It encourages all the wrong things, and it does so right out in the open.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

They were Sens. Maggie Hassan (N.H.), John Hickenlooper (Colo.) and Tim Kaine (Va.) I love the excuses they give (although Kaine didn't even bother with an excuse). These people drive me insane. This is why we need more progressive voices in committee seats.

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HermioneIsHere @hermioneishere.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Our power lies in our unity. Those ppl are fighting back Here are some other ways: HIT THEM WHERE THEY HURT👇

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Gaetz is so disgusting that even hearing his name makes me want to vomit. I'm sick of these people getting no consequences for their horrible behavior and predation.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I feel like AOC and a handful of other sitting Democrats are actually fighting, the rest seem to be... I don't even know. Fundraising quietly? Shrugging? Getting on TV and looking utterly baffled? I want AOC and Crocket in charge of everything at this point.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/02/2025

A mirror big enough to expose the hypocrisy, hate, and division being sown by those at the highest levels of our government.

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Ted @trom771.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

How many 5-alarm fires do we need to experience before we see some firefighters?

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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

If you voted for Trump, you just voted to raise your taxes by 25%. A tariff is a tax -- the cost gets passed along to YOU.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Yep, it does seem that way. And there are real people being hurt RIGHT NOW that aren't going to magically be un-hurt at some point down the road, even if the "guardrails" suddenly kick in. They need to obstruct everything the GOP does, loudly, and grind this fascism to a halt.

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 30/01/2025

Secession time folks...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Potëmkin Spice 🐳🪐 @themontgomery.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Posting in light of ✨current events✨

Image macro of Kristen Bell furtively speaking out the passenger window of a car, with caption: "the rich aren't discouraging THEIR families from getting vaccinated. Just yours."

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Some Bloke @elbow-diablo.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I just assumed the Gulf of America, was the gap between the rich and the poor. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Having these goons in control of generative AI is such a nightmare. The goals they have are absolutely not beneficial to the public at large, regardless of how well the dress it up with soft, attractive language.

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Aaron - Thorgi's Haunted Arcade @thorgisarcade.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I used to work for an elected official as the person who answered their emails. I can tell you from personal experience, if even twenty or thirty people all call an official in a day, they start panicking. This stuff does help.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I need to do better with this. Sometimes I feel like I need to just... honor the commitment, I suppose. Then again, I'm not as young as I used to be...

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This! This right here! We need to stop acting like this is business as usual, when it's anything but! Stand up to these assholes and CHALLENGE THEM. Do not "collaborate" with Trump. Do not concede anything. We need more AOC energy in congress right now. A lot more.

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HermioneIsHere @hermioneishere.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

You can help support WHO! 👇👇👇👇👇👇

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Shandana Nawaz, MD @nawazshandana.medsky.social · 18/01/2025

To any woman who needs to hear this: aidaccess.org will mail reproductive healthcare to your house discreetly and will work with you on prices. woman will donate money to help other women get the care they need. PASS IT ON folks. #Obgynsky #Medsky

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Aid Access

Get abortion and miscarriage care, wherever you are.

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Andreas Preusser @andoreasu-pr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Our new #polynya study (large team led by Igor Dmitrenko) is finally out in Ocean Science! Follow the link to learn more about the role of sea ice openings (i.e., polynyas & leads) for driving the DVM of zooplankton in the Laptev and Beaufort seas - os.copernicus.org/articles/20/...

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Contrasting two major Arctic coastal polynyas: the role of sea ice in driving diel vertical migrations of zooplankton in the Laptev and Beaufort seas

Abstract. The diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton is one of the largest species migrations to occur globally and is a key driver of regional ecosystems and the marine carbon pump. Previously ...

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 18/12/2024

Trends in December precipitation show wetter conditions across the Barents Sea region, such as around sea ice loss. Elsewhere, trends are more muted, at least within the Arctic Circle anyways. Data: psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded.... Info: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Polar stereographic map showing December precipitation trends over the period of 1979 to 2023. Areas getting wetter include the Pacific side of the Arctic and around the Barents Sea region. Meanwhile western Siberia and the North Atlantic are drying.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I like it, mostly, but... only a little at once. I drink too much of it and I start feeling unwell. Actually, now that I've typed that out, maybe don't try it. 😅

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/12/2024

Phase Transition xkcd.com/3025

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

We care more about guns than women, children, or common sense. I shouldn't have to live in reasonable fear of my kid getting gunned down in SCHOOL.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I was thinking the exact same thing. I know the people in power see Americans not as people, but as little piles of net worth - big piles are to be protected and coddled, little piles exploited and ignored. It's frustrating and enraging.

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Existential depression was great weight loss for me! (Do not recommend)

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IntergalacticTowel @intergalactictowel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I love and hate these gorgeous infographics. Love the science and work that's gone into the data, hate what the data is showing us.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 17/12/2024

Tuesday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data) • about 780,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,270,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,840,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,330,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Line graph time series of 2024's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with white for the 1980s, green for the 1990s, blue for the 2000s, and purple for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2002 to 2022. 2024 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.

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