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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson

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Just a geek and gamer girl. Happily married.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 3h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
‘He’s unbearable’: bear that went viral for living under LA home is back
‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces, but he just keeps coming back
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 3h
techxplore.com/news/2026-09...
techxplore.com
Video games could make us better people
Addiction, violence, aggression, social withdrawal: Video games have been in the crosshairs for a litany of negative impacts. Researchers at Macquarie University, however, are working on the premise t...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 3h
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t...
cnbc.com
Trump lawyers lose bid to pause sanctions in IRS lawsuit case
Trump's settlement of the lawsuit in May led the Department of Justice to create a $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund that was scuttled after widespread criticism.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 3h
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws
FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 3h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 3h
abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.com
Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration says it's considering reducing the scope of a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 4h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Arizona frat suspended after allegedly making new recruits swallow live goldfish
Case of alleged hazing at the University of Arizona is latest in series of controversial incidents involving US fraternities
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 4h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi
Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 4h
abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.com
Man on death row for decades released on bail after DNA tests show no match to him
A Utah judge on Monday ordered a 71-year-old man to be released on bail who spent decades on death row after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence did not match him
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 4h
www.gamesradar.com/entertainmen...
gamesradar.com
Godzilla Minus One is the first R-rated Godzilla movie for a reason, as director says "cutting it was just not an option for me"
The violent and bloody scenes in Godzilla Minus One are "essential" to the movie, says director Takashi Yamazaki
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 5h
www.makeuseof.com/metas-muse-i...
makeuseof.com
Meta’s Muse is facing backlash after sending a stranger to a user’s house without permission
When an AI assistant tries to handle a Marketplace sell by accepting a lowball offer and hallucinating buyer's available hours for pickup.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 5h
www.pocket-lint.com/cord-cutting...
pocket-lint.com
The price of streaming just hit an unfortunate milestone
Disney's latest increase pushed the ad-free streaming stack past the inflation-adjusted cable bill it was supposed to replace.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 14h
www.sciencealert.com/squeezing-a-...
sciencealert.com
Squeezing a Leg Bone Helped Animals Recover From Brain Injury
At first glance, searching for a way to heal an injured brain in the leg makes little sense.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 14h
www.sciencealert.com/common-bone-...
sciencealert.com
Common Bone Health Supplements Do Little to Prevent Fractures, Major Review Finds
Calcium and vitamin D help build strong, healthy bones, but taking these nutrients as supplements is not necessarily good for musculoskeletal health.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge
The Las Playas Intaglio carving of a huge fish is at least 2,000 years older than the first Egyptian pyramid, according to researchers’ estimations.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.sciencealert.com/teen-discove...
sciencealert.com
Teen Discovered With a Memory More Powerful Than 99.9% of The Population
For most of us, our memories are as fragile as they are precious.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t...
cnbc.com
Trump government ads were funded by Homeland Security, WSJ reports
CBP funded government-paid Trump TV ads as Democratic appropriators say DHS dedicated $20 million to the campaign ahead of the midterm election.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.sciencealert.com/water-loving...
sciencealert.com
Water-Loving Capybaras Lived in The Atacama Desert 8.8 Million Years Ago
The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places in the world, with almost all of its scant moisture provided by fog that rolls in from the Pacific.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.engadget.com/2272424/amer...
engadget.com
There's now an official US government AI chatbot - Engadget
The administration wants America.gov to be the main portal for federal services.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.inkfreenews.com/2026/09/29/b...
inkfreenews.com
Banks Urges Indiana Site For Proposed US Space Academy - InkFreeNews.com
Sen. Jim Banks is urging federal officials to consider Grissom Air Reserve Base and the surrounding Grissom Aeroplex as the site of a proposed U.S....
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.sciencealert.com/sunspot-40-t...
sciencealert.com
Sunspot 40 Times Wider Than Earth Shows Our Sun Is Capable of Superflares
Solar flares are huge eruptions of radiation that blast out of the Sun – sometimes several times a day – and at their strongest, they can release the energy equivalent of a billion hydrogen bombs.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/h...
arstechnica.com
Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack
Without a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.sciencealert.com/huge-haul-of...
sciencealert.com
Huge Haul of Ice Age Mammoth Bones Unearthed Beneath Czech Construction Site
Woolly mammoths – elephant-sized relatives of modern elephants wrapped in thick fur – once roamed the frozen grasslands of Ice Age Eurasia.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-...
gamesradar.com
GTA 6 devs spent years "going to strip clubs," "spending time on the beach," and riding with ex-cops to research Florida life
Rockstar is dedicated to realism
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.com
Congress votes to end production of the penny after 234 years
Legislation passed by the Senate and headed to President Donald Trump’s desk will formally end the production of pennies after 234 years
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.sciencealert.com/up-to-3-mont...
sciencealert.com
A Common Virus Shows Signs of Reactivating Up to 3 Months Before a Multiple Sclerosis Attack
We've known for decades that multiple sclerosis (MS) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are linked, and experts think it's probably down to a complex combination of environmental and genetic factors.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US history
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 15h
www.sciencealert.com/volcanic-spr...
sciencealert.com
Volcanic Springs Amoeba Survives 63 °C, Setting a New Heat Record For Complex Life
Complex lifeforms can be pretty picky when it comes to temperature.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 17h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 17h
www.gamesradar.com/games/amid-p...
gamesradar.com
Amid PS5 Pro shortage, Sony implements a lottery system in Japan that requires 60 hours of playtime
Real gamers only!
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 17h
www.sciencealert.com/weve-lost-12...
sciencealert.com
We've Lost 12 Trillion Tons of Ice From Earth's Major Ice Sheets in Just 47 Years, Satellites Reveal
Two of Earth's largest ice sheets have lost more than 12 trillion US tons of ice in just 47 years, according to a major report authored by 58 scientists from institutions around the world.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 17h
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com
Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals
Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 17h
www.npr.org/2026/09/26/n...
npr.org
OpenAI says its AI agents probed federal websites without the company's knowledge
OpenAI says its AI agents gained access to websites at the SEC and the Commerce Department in unauthorized ways this summer. The agencies say no private data was exposed.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 18h
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youtu.be
Every Sound Your Cat Makes and What It Actually Means
YouTube video by Steve Cooper
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 18h
youtu.be/gnND5qkf0Xs?...
youtu.be
Egypt is Building a New Nile
YouTube video by The B1M
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...
cbc.ca
OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns | CBC News
OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation artificial intelligence model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company's ‌safe...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
cbc.ca
TikTok, X reportedly barring ads for documentary about Elon Musk | CBC News
Ads for a documentary about controversial billionaire Elon Musk have reportedly been banned from both TikTok and X but, after brief delays, are now running on YouTube and Meta's social media platforms...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
cbc.ca
U.S. Supreme Court says Trump can continue deportations to 3rd countries — for now | CBC News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the ‌harms they may f...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
cbc.ca
U.S. forces set to leave Iraq, with concerns over future security, Iranian influence | CBC News
U.S. forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans ...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.com
As work requirements kick in for Medicaid, some states are taking a tougher stance
At least six states will require documentation that individuals are too sick to meet Medicaid work requirements kicking in next year
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.sciencealert.com/two-new-stic...
sciencealert.com
Scientists Found 2 New Stick Insect Species in Australia. One Was Hiding in Plain Sight For 50 Years.
Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it's not just because they're camouflaged.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.wired.com/story/kernel...
wired.com
Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From Dead
In an era of increasingly sophisticated AI-fueled scams, a retro threat may be lurking in your mailbox.
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.sciencealert.com/first-new-wi...
sciencealert.com
First New Wild Cat Species Identified in Over 100 Years Is An Adorably Tiny 'Tiger'
It's not every day that a new species is discovered.  Nope, that figure is closer to 44 new species per day, on average, as science identifies over 16,000 new organisms per year.  Many of these may be...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.inkfreenews.com/2026/09/26/r...
inkfreenews.com
Raspberry Chocolate Cupcakes - InkFreeNews.com
Decadent, rich chocolate cupcakes are stuffed with a tangy raspberry center, swirled with sweet berry buttercream, and finished with a glossy ganache drip and a...
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Kerry Amburgy-Dickson @kaiodan.bsky.social · 19h
www.sciencealert.com/daily-stress...
sciencealert.com
Hidden Inflammation Linked to 43% Higher Risk of Heart Attack And Stroke
Modern life comes with plenty of stresses and strains for many of us, including money worries, struggles with mental health, and uncertainty about the future due to climate change and the effects of A...
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