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#ResistanceRoots Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was born on this day in 1925 in Gallup, N.M. He is known for being the only soldier whose Medal of Honor was classified Top Secret while he was held as a POW. His story is one of patriotism, bravery, loyalty and humble service against incredible odds. /1

Hiroshi Miyamura was a Staff Sergeant. This photo was taken after Miyamura’s repatriation during Operation Big Switch in August 1953. After spending 28 months as a prisoner of war, he crossed the Demilitarized Zone into the U.N. command center at Panmunjom’s Freedom Village for medical processing, debriefings and transition out of the theater as a newly released POW. Miyamura’s Medal of Honor citation does not adequately express his dedication and self-sacrifice. His acts of courage were focused entirely on protecting his men. During his 28 months as a POW, he grieved over those he believed were lost and felt guilt for failing to protect them. After receiving the Medal of Honor, he viewed himself as its custodian, stating that he wore it not for himself, but on behalf of all the men who never made it home. When he died in November 2022, he was buried with full military honors next to his beloved wife, Terry, leaving behind a legacy of humility and quiet citizenship.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 10h

A couple of friends flew by the house while I was out working on the deck today. #birds

A Bald Eagle flies in a clear sky with the sun shining in the corner of the photo.

Bald Eagle soaring overhead against a blue sky.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 15h

kinda breathtaking to watch the U.S. media establishment lose its shit about one maybe-plague death in a Russian backwater town with 3,887 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States, SO FAR, in 2026

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 17h

I'm going to be very curious about the basis of this other than the face that Luckey has donated millions to Trump...

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 17h

On one hand, hooray for Baltimore and production capacity, on the other hand, per the story: "Anduril’s entry [is a] large bet by the fast-growing defense-tech company that has little track record in the heavy industrial work...to build nuclear-powered subs." www.washingtonsun.com/defense/andu...

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Anduril Plans a $3.7 Billion Baltimore Shipyard for Virginia-Class Submarines

Donald Trump will announce the project at the former Bethlehem Steel site.

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Friends Journal @friendsjournal.org · 05/10/2026

"Acting contrary to present outward interest, from a motive of Divine love and in regard to truth and righteousness, and thereby incurring the resentments of people, opens the way to a treasure better than silver, and to a friendship exceeding the friendship of men."—Michelle Downey

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Like Dew on the Tender Plants

Coming together to protect our immigrant neighbors.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes to @hormiga.bsky.social's new newsletter, and lean into the last point of taking action. Bystander intervention, yes. Esp. if you're in a position of authority, explicit or implicit, use it to take action. Neither silence nor inaction are acceptable. scienceforeveryone.science/lets-keep-ta...

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Let's keep talking about misogyny

and patriarchy, and rape culture. All of it.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Is this a new tactic that big tech's PR firms are starting to push? I don't think I've seen this phrase, "and other online services," appended to the AI focus of the data center explosion. It reeks of "...you try to stop us and we'll end your online services" penncapital-star.com/energy-envir...

"Williamsport developer Daniel Klingerman’s company submitted plans for a three data center campus on 100 acres in Muncy Township on April 28. That same day, the township board of supervisors passed a resolution declaring a nine-month moratorium on processing applications for data centers and similar high-intensity projects.

The pause is intended to allow township officials to have time to develop and enact zoning regulations to govern the design and construction of the massive computing hubs used to power artificial intelligence and other online services. "

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Let's burn book banners to the ground, not books. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This story is both interesting in its newness but also kinda mundane...it's just social engineering as has plagued us for ages, even if it's using more sophisticated tools. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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Chinese Hackers Impersonate Anthropic Employee to Extract AI Secrets

A cybersecurity firm says that a Chinese hacking group impersonated industry professionals to steal information from US AI policy experts.

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Nature’s Edge @edge-nature.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Purple Tiger Beetles at my worksite this past Friday. Lots of variety of markings and colors in that species.

A long legged beetle with shiny dark purple color and slight ivory markings.

An emerald green beetle with long legs and slight ivory markings.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Scruffadupolous is doing his normal evening lounging. He looks a little dejected for some reason… #DogsOfBluesky

A scruffy dog is laying on a rust-colored couch; bookshelves are in the background.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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 · 04/10/2026

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

This framing resonates with me b/c it is explicit about who took what action, in stark terms. Illegal. Vought. Killed. Put those in heavy rotation. I wonder how that comes through to low-info people, fence-sitters, etc.? My hunch is It would be clarifying and motivating…

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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

I suspect a lot of folks will want accountability when a friend or loved one, or a community…somebody…suffers needlessly, and it’ll be challenging to make that connection. We’ll have to try!

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

One of the most frustrating things of this, like so many of the other actions of this administration, is that it will be very hard to make the causal connection between these cuts and the harms that result because the knowledge was never discovered or assembled…

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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 · 03/10/2026

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 · 03/10/2026

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

We need to show the opportunity costs that the AI bubble and the accumulation of grotesque wealth by a few are exacting on society. Oh the bona fide good things we could be doing for people and the planet!

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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

given what we know about how those laws work. And the National Historical Preservation Act changes are, so far as I can tell, very bad, especially for what they would do to strip Tribal sovereignty. Lots more hot takes will come out, but my gut reaction is this is a bad deal...hope it gets quashed.

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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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