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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 4h

I wonder if these exoskeletons do or will qualify as tools for conviviality? Could enhance survival for those who are mobility-limited or in accidents (SAR), ensuring justice is a bit of a reach, and allowing people to do work they might not otherwise be able to do. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

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The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton

The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 14h

A spokesperson for the Maryland Department of the Environment said in a statement Friday that inspectors estimate nearly 11,000 fish died across 25 species, with preliminary findings suggesting the die-off was caused by an overflow at a Kilby Farms manure lagoon. buff.ly/9z3DdQV

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 21h

This is what we have allowed our country to become, America. Don't look away, VOTE against Republicans on November 3, 2026. www.vote.org

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...

The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 22h

I consider myself lucky to usually get to work out on the deck in the wee hours each morning, enjoying views like this. #stars #nightsky

Night sky with a few high clouds, the moon near the top left, and the silhouettes of trees framing the image. Orion and Sirius are both visible.

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23h

We are now, without a doubt, the greatest kleptocracy the world has ever known. By virtue of Donald Trump and the Republican Party promising to hate and abuse those people a nation of angry rubes wants to hate and abuse, they have lifted the national wallet and handed it back to the rubes, empty.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another great one from @doctorow.pluralistic.net. A subject I'm working on lately: "A post-oligarch world can recover industrial capacity by diverting it away from destructive activity (data centers, luxury housing) to essential functions (climate defenses, decent housing for everyday people)." Yes!

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A friendly neighborhood eagle flying overhead on the central Potomac River.

An immature Bald Eagle flying overhead against a blue sky.

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RE:PUBLIC Lands Media @republiclands.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just 17 days after Bears Ears reopened to mining claims, 72 had been filed. 16 had been filed before noon on the first day. But, mining could still be years away due to permitting and other reasons.

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If Doug Burgum Got a Performance Review

The Interior Secretary says public lands are America's balance sheet. So we graded him as the asset manager.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Another good take by @brianbeutler.bsky.social...it reminds me of the importance of reading and understanding Hofstadter's Anti-intellectualism in American Life, which starts from the decline of McCarthyism... www.offmessage.net/p/republican...

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Republican Disarray And The Second Failure Of McCarthyism

The missing ingredient, for now, is consequences.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

some descriptive statistics here on the civility industrial complex on college campuses that I haven’t seen analyzed before www.uncivilcollective.org/resources

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is a good article from @republiclands.bsky.social...I might pick up on it and frame through the lens of the new Senior Executive Service requirements, which would further underscore the Secretary's inadequacies. www.republic.land/if-doug-burg...

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If Doug Burgum Got a Performance Review

The Interior Secretary says public lands are America's balance sheet. So we graded him as the asset manager.

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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You can do politics and this book will train you on everything from getting started to working in coalitions to deploying inside/outside strategy. As Bill McKibben said "Politics isn't magic; it's work, and this will show you how to get it done most effectively." press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

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If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!

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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Early days in reading the permitting reform bill, and mostly it's not looking good. Yes, I want to enable faster and smart renewables build-out (distributed and resilient!) and other Good Things, but the Endangered Species Act, NEPA, and other cuts are just bad...as in, objectively not well-designed

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