Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialStatus Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 10h🚨BREAKING: ICE vehicle RAMS through NYC protesters attempting to block it from leaving after ICE agents SHOT a man in NYC—the man’s young son was in the back seat. WE’RE LIVE ON SCENE ⬇️ 781821973
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialDevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 9hThankful he won. #FuckIce 24821188
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialT. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Periodic reminder that guillotines are the moderate solution 517244
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialDanny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I love how whenever I start research for a project and come across the name of an obscure right wing mega donor then Google them and learn that every time I buy something simple like trash bags I’ve been giving money to a fascist 924878
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialDiss Playname @toolatetohandle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New Autonomous Zero Intervention Command was deemed too on the nose. 071
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialonekade @onekade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Kristi Noem should be hauled before Congress to explain why she lied to them. people.com/kristi-noem-...people.comKristi Noem Insists ICE Isn't Creating a Database of Protesters Before Congressman Shows Her Video of Agent Who Said OtherwiseDHS Secretary Kristi Noem insisted during a House hearing that her department is not creating a database of anti-ICE protesters, before a congressman showed her a video of a federal officer claiming o... 06020
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253902351
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/09/2026Short thread: 18 months ago, as part of their assault on higher ed, Trump/DOGE/Vought terminated my friend Kelton Minor's NIH Director's award that would have allowed him to take a faculty position there. Without the funds, Columbia ultimately rescinded the position. Kelton moved to Denmark. 5614241
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It's Article 1 for a reason. Happy Constitution Day. 15520
leesmyth.bsky.social @leesmyth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Or - hear me out - maybe all the Trump appointees should resign and allow more experienced and competent directors of performing arts centers to take charge. Because I don't think it was on the verge of bankruptcy until Trump took over. 000
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialRocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association @rmmra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The 58th annual meeting of RMMRA will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 17-19, 2026, hosted by the University of New Mexico Institute for Medieval Studies in a hybrid format. The full program is available now! rmmra.org/conferences #Medieval #MedievalSky #Medievalists #RMMRArmmra.orgRocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance AssociationDiscover upcoming medieval conferences, including the 58th annual meeting in Albuquerque, scheduled for Sep 17-19, 2026. Join RMMRA today! 043
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 14/09/2026Ah, I see we are once again covering ourselves in glory on the international stage. 1308
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 14/09/2026No way! There are literally thousands of CIS-boys signing up for the incredible emotional, physical, and social challenges of transitioning so that they can absolutely dominate in the East Central Bumblefuck Division III Girls' Volleyball league. 2388
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialGet To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 31/08/2026A headshot of an Osprey for #BirdsUpClose! Taken from my car so I wasn’t disturbing them. #BirdOfTheDay #birds 🌿 1227240
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 30/08/2026(whispering) you don’t have to comply, you’re a $4 trillion corporation in a capitalist society 26642161
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialTim Bevilacqua @bevilacqua-t.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Just a reminder, the skeet that got her fired, "“Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is … not the same as violence,” 2899179
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 26/08/2026There’s already research connecting the Shingrix vaccine to a significantly reduced risk of dementia. Now it looks like it might also significantly reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes. NHS it at 65 in the UK but you can pay privately & get it from age 50 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comShingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study findsResearchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication 13456158
leesmyth.bsky.social @leesmyth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=plUD...youtube.comDolly Parton - Shine (Official)YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO 010
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialHollywood Steve Huey @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton decided to cover "Stairway to Heaven" as a gospel song, and asked Robert Plant for permission to write a new verse for it, and Robert Plant basically said "of course you can, you're Dolly Parton" youtu.be/YhTvxVxXJLQyoutu.beDolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven (Audio)YouTube video by Dolly Parton 11831267
leesmyth.bsky.social @leesmyth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I love, love, LOVE Jagers in de Sneeuw. At least the fourth hunter has had a successful hunt!!! 091
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this! 7754637
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialU.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 20/08/2026Authorities say he's in the country without legal permission, but their account doesn't explain a growing mountain of contradictory evidence, @adamrose.bsky.social wrote in @theintercept.com.theintercept.comICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody. 0156
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026year 1: there's still grant funding, but we may need to change how we talk about our work, or what we work on year 2: the government has disappeared one billion dollars of science funding. it is unclear why they did that or where that sits within concepts like "the rule of law" 8980420
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialConnor Anderson @connorwa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A massive crisis is developing in the west over dwindling water. You are going to hear a lot of bullshit. Just remember this: The solution is to stop growing animal feed & vegetables in the desert. That’s it. That’s all we have to do. Just grow stuff that needs water where it rains on the regular. 13695197
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Storytime. I was one of the kids “misdiagnosed” with ADHD. Actually inappropriately given medication that made me feel awful. I learned full details last year after getting reassessed. In seventh grade, I was seated in front of a boy who sexually harassed me and generally bullied me. 🧵 310920
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialLarry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In Canada, Racists Continue to Kill Indigenous People and Get Away With It indigenousinsider.substack.com/p/in-canada-...indigenousinsider.substack.comIn Canada, Racists Continue to Kill Indigenous People and Get Away With ItBrayden Bushby served five years for killing Barbara Kentner. He got a swastika mowed into a prison lawn and a Confederate flag on his chest along the way - and walked free anyway. 12412
leesmyth.bsky.social @leesmyth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Psst! Sweet, special needs cats in Harlem need a new home ASAP. 010
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialJessie🦇 @atropius.bsky.social · 19/08/2026so like everyone knows those language learning apps that introduced "pronunciation checkers" and the like are using your voice to train scam call models to make them more convincing right 291
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialNash @radiodeadair.com · 18/08/2026This is how you do this. You force them to refuse. You force them to become part of the crime by refusing. Essentially, win or lose, this is getting them to shit themselves in public. 1253103
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialActuel Moyen Âge @agemoyen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026On connaît le manteau de couronnement de Roger II de Sicile, mais aviez-vous déjà vu celui de l'empereur Henri II (973-1024) 🤩? Cette grande pièce de soie bleue, d'origine byzantine, parsemée d'étoiles, montre et dit le pouvoir impérial... Un fil ⬇️ ! #medievalists #medievalsky 112933
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialProf Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026For the record, the proportion of professors at Cambridge who are Black is 0.4%. The number of Black people in the UK population is 4%. So the number of Black professors at Cambridge is ONE TENTH of what you would expect in a meritocracy. 221962616
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period. 106138695603
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialErin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 11/07/2026A few days before Christmas 2016, a grey Land Rover paused in front of a bank of mirrored windows at this checkpoint on the border between France and Switzerland. What happened next revealed just how looted art worms its way into museums. A 🧵 about my article: hyperallergic.com/why-do-so-ma... 4490233
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialErin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This spring, the Met surrendered its Phoenix bust with the fake provenance to Turkey. (Noticing its disappearance from the gallery prompted me to write my article, after years of research.) What will happen to the rest of Phoenix's sales? And to every other treasure bought with shaky provenance? 21039
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialMichael Kapp @michaelkapp.com · 15/08/2026BREAKING: the Democratic National Committee just unanimously approved a resolution calling for the abolition of ICE! After terrorizing our friends, families, and neighbors, ICE has no place in our nation. I'm grateful @democrats.org agreed. Now we're onto the hard work to make that happen! 682275550
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane EscapeThe president cleverly evaded a serious threat, but he shouldn’t have kept it a secret. 4125349
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/08/2026It is deeply silly to have human legs on a machine in a factory, but it is extremely savvy to put human legs on a share price boosting scam attempt where you need simplistic and wide-eyed coverage in a major media outlet 824355
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12/08/2026Feds: Man shot by Chicago police officer during ATF gun sting in Country Club Hills had been misidentifiedchicagotribune.comFeds: Man shot by Chicago police officer during ATF gun sting in Country Club Hills had been misidentified 03618
leesmyth.bsky.social @leesmyth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In what world does Blanche have the integrity and sound judgment to be entrusted with the enormous federal prosecutorial power of the Department of Justice? And if Cassidy is somehow afraid to vote against Blanche outright, couldn't he at least make himself unavailable during the vote? 000
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialeuobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 04/08/2026While drones already account for most of the bloodshed in Ukraine, the push to let AI, not humans, choose who lives or dies is racing far ahead of any global rules meant to protect civilians.euobserver.comRussia’s faith in ‘error-free’ killer robots and global divisions expose the moral vacuum in AI warfareWhile drones already account for most of the bloodshed in Ukraine, the push to let AI, not humans, choose who lives or dies is racing far ahead of any global rules meant to protect civilians. 174
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialDan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Fatima Ameaka followed all the rules and she still got scooped on a domestic flight, caged, shipped to another cage, and then released with a promise of trial. The labyrinthine paperwork system is already cruel, now it's punctuated with random kidnappings.thebanner.comJohns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka released from ICE custodyA public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending multiple days in federal custody acro... 0428195
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialDarth Kater🇨🇦 @darthkater.bsky.social · 02/08/2026He's been mounted and stuffed, according to my fellow Canucks at @thebeaverton.com 🤣thebeaverton.comRepublicans insist Mitch McConnell resting comfortably following routine taxidermy procedureWASHINGTON D.C. - GOP lawmakers are chastizing their Democratic colleagues, as well as members of the media, for inquiring about the 6 week disappearance of Sen. Mitch McConnell, insisting the lawmake... 023
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 01/08/2026ICE locked away Gabriel Johnson, a father and husband who had been living in the United States legally since he was 15 years old. 714190
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 30/07/2026With that in mind, let's look at Ms. Fasulo's situation. Ms. Fasulo is a former MAGA influencer who fled Florida to buy a cute lil hobby farm in upstate NY, near Fort Edward. She now complains that a proposed solar farm ~12 miles from hers threatens to "pave over the best farmland in America." 422929
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone. 23895462536
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialPeter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Most of the time when it looks like someone's voting against their interests it's just because you haven't thought hard enough about their interests. 0256
Reposted by @leesmyth.bsky.socialAdam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"One expert said no longer posting files that were previously made available 'may not be technically illegal, but it’s certainly not a best practice.'" In addition, about 40% of the requests open as of April had gone beyond the two-week window by which the records should typically be produced.latimes.comThe LAPD has quietly stopped putting many public records onlineAccording to a UCLA professor, public records related to the police department began disappearing from a Los Angeles city website last April, turning the LAPD into a “black hole of information.” 2139
