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Lesley M

@lesleymath.bsky.social
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Fascinated by puppets, nature, crafting & random oddities. Also made a few games.

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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 6h
Newsom signed SB 868! This means that certified balcony solar kits could be available for Californians as early as spring 2027! Check out organizations like Bright Saver for certified kits next year: www.brightsaver.org
brightsaver.org
Balcony Solar Kits — 180 W $285, 360 W $414 | At Cos
Members buy at exactly our cost: $285.30 for 180W, $414.17 for 360W. Hangs on a rail, plugs into a standard outlet. Free shipping.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
In 1988, California banned public financing of elections — one of the best methods to counter the power of Big Money. Voters can restore it this November by voting YES on Prop 4. Watch.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/09/2026
Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails reut.rs/3VaLvPk
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Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails
Cuban housewife Yuamilka Hechavarria was asleep last Tuesday when water rushed into the cistern of the crumbling tenement where she lives in old Havana.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The link to the deep dive at the end of the thread is worth reading.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I was fortunate enough to see Rogue Trooper at BeyondFEST today. What a fantastic film!! An excellent adaptation of the comic, and my husband, who has never read any 2000AD loved it too. Well done @manmademoon.bsky.social!
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥
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Must See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net
"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo...
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Ghostly Amberition 👻 🏳️‍⚧️ 🖤🤍💜🩶 @ambergir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy Rogue Trooper US premier day! Looking forward to finally seeing this, but waiting for several years now, feels like at least 5 🤷 Bonus Q&A with @manmademoon.bsky.social Support indie animation! #beyondfest 🎥
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Rogue Trooper - Beyond Fest
From the anarchic British comic 2000 AD, it tells the story of 19, a Genetic Infantry soldier, who is accidentally dropped behind enemy lines in the midst of a secret military operation. With the bioc...
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interesting article about people looking to form a coop to replace the brick and mortar craft sales gap left by Joann's. There's a link to a survey in the article for anyone interested in supporting this. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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JoAnn Fabrics fans seek to stitch void left by private equity with crafts co-op
US crafters are looking to build a communal network to replace the company after it was bankrupted by private equity investors in 2025
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Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I wrote a book last year showing how tech companies' values and goals show up in the rhetoric of their products themselves — including through AI chatbots. People questioned that; maybe it seemed too dystopian? Well, I've been collecting other examples in the wild, and here's the latest.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The PMC COVlD map is above the fold on the front page of the Detroit Free Press today. Get boosted. 💉💪😷
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Emperor Nero bribed officials to delay the 211th Olympic Games from AD 65 to AD 67 so that he could compete while touring Greece. He bribed them to add music competitions so that he could demonstrate his mastery. He won every event he entered, 7 crowns, including a chariot race he didn't finish.
history.co.uk
Emperor Nero: The most disgraceful competitor in Olympic history
Nero demanded events in which he considered himself an expert be added to the programme and then had himself declared the winner of every single one
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 24/09/2026
ICYMI: Beluga whales need your help! The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter. The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.
act.biologicaldiversity.org
Save Cook Inlet Belugas From an Underwater Data Center
The Trump administration is considering a preliminary permit application for an underwater data center in Alaska, right in the middle of critical habitat for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Tell ...
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fun times with a false alarm on a carbon monoxide detector tonight. Many thanks to the firemen for coming out late in the evening to check the house. And apologies to the fireman who nearly had a heart attack because my teen was lurking in a tree in the dark in the front yard.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you want to cut through the campaign hype and see what the mayoral candidates actually plan to do, this article is for you. The full story: lataco.com/karen-bass-n... By Sam Ribakoff
Headshots of Nithya Raman and Karen Bass next to each other and placed over a photo of the L.A. City Hall.

Headline reads "The No-BS Guide to What Karen Bass and Nithya Raman Plan to Do If They’re Elected"
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fellow Californians: www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
gov.ca.gov
Contact the Governor | Governor of California
You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bolts is so good, great reporting! Absolutely worth a month subscription.
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The Squid's Ink | Dominic Matte @thesquidsink.com · 18/09/2026
Green heron hunting dragonflies on my dock again! #bird #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/09/2026
A bill is quietly moving through Congress that would broaden DHS' power to surveil anyone shopping in a strip mall or picking up groceries. Retailers shouldn't be deputized to help ICE.
retaildive.com
How the retail crime bill could bolster ICE
Concerns are mounting that organized retail crime-fighting legislation, which passed the U.S. House and is now before the Senate, could drag retailers into mass deportations that have little to do wit...
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A quick recommendation for The Half of It, a Cyrano de Bergerac interpretation on Netflix. My kiddo and I watched it and it was just excellently written - hilarious and touching in all the right ways.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm starting to see increasing signs around for .Vote.gov, and wanted to post this as a reminder. Perhaps consider directing people to Vote.org, a non-partisan nonprofit organization.
vote.org
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The video seems so slow as to almost feel like a still image at first, but the ending is worth the wait. newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/fro...
newsroom.ucla.edu
The frog that reads the water with its fingertips
Surinam toads use ultrasensitive lobes on their fingertips to detect prey without seeing it by using the movement of water.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am so excited for this! I've been watching its progress for years now and it's so close to the finish line! It will make a huge difference to the mountain lion population (and other animals.)
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here's a demo for an upcoming game about everyday surveillance. It's really nicely done and will absolutely give you chills. The developer includes a "Research" section full of articles, books, etc. on how much worse real world surveillance is than the game. store.steampowered.com/app/4485060/...
store.steampowered.com
HAE Stack on Steam
In the far future year of 2025, society is dominated by a handful of global megacorporations that surveil everyone, everywhere, at all times. They know where you go, who you know, what you like, and s...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The Transformers do not endorse the views of the President" okay, great, yeah, it's very normal that you had to say that. This is an ordinary world where things make sense. It's normal that I'd wake up to an official statement from cartoon robots denouncing the man who has the nuclear codes.
Image from Hasbro's Instagram: Optimus Prime is a beloved character who represents humility, leadership, compassion and justice. Hasbro is aware of the recent posts using his likeness.
These posts were done without permission and do not represent the Transformers brand or Hasbro.
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 09/09/2026
An American in Montreal On point, informed and funny as hell.
youtu.be
Canadians Can’t Believe They’re Calling It “Lake America”
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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Scott Fitzgerald Gray @scottfgray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.
theguardian.com
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just a note that Governor Newsom has still not signed SB 868 allowing Californians to have balcony solar panels without paying interconnection fees, and it is worth your time to send a note to the Governor's office urging him to sign. Balcony solar panels are a safe way to increase clean energy use.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Coyote vs Acme was great! Go see it in the theatres if you can!
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Watching animals eat is like my biology crack. I don’t need it, I don’t have to do it, I don’t even always like it, but there’s just something about critters noshing on one another that leaves me gobsmacked. And nothing does it like the comb jelly Beroe [Thread 🧵] 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkN...
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Today seems like a good day to mention that I have found Here We Go to be a good replacement app for Google Maps when I need directions.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
His shoe.
A black long haired Shepherd Husky mix with one blue eye and one brown eye looks soulfully at the camera. His muzzle is resting on a black canvas sneaker.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This bill lets you install balcony solar panels without paying interconnection fees to utilities. These panels have proven to be a cost effective way to generate clean energy, and help you save $$$ on your power bill! Californians - it's worth urging Gov Newsom to sign this bill.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Demon Dog.
A blurry photo at night of a black long haired Shepherd Husky mix. One eye is glowing red and the other is glowing yellow.
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026
To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...
itch.io
Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions
A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026
They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded. 1/
A 1960s family living room in which a mom, dad and two kids are mesmerized by a cabinet-style TV. The image has been altered. The TV has an early 1990s VCR atop it. The TV screen is displaying a cross-sectioned human head with brains and spine on display. A huge fist has materialized in the room, with bloody spiked knuckle-dusters, smashing into the VCR. The oil painting over the sofa has been replaced with a pulp image of a male head, its cranium removed and replaced by a dome. Inside the dome is a red eight-segment VCR clock, displaying 12:00. The background in the painting is a tangle of cassette tape. The whole image's colors have been boosted, giving it an overexposed look.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Arrival is an absolutely beautiful book, visually and narratively. One of my favorites.
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LA Public Press @lapublicpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A year after ICE raids, LA’s Fashion District feels like a ghost town “For Lease” signs dot once-busy storefronts, where immigration raids led to a drop in foot traffic and fear among workers and shoppers.
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A year after ICE raids, LA's Fashion District feels like a ghost town
“For Lease” signs dot once-busy storefronts, where immigration raids led to a drop in foot traffic and fear among workers and shoppers.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
PMC COVlD Update, Aug 24, 2026 The US is experiencing COVlD outbreaks in 23 states/territories (see Alt text). ▪️Largest outbreaks: TX, CA, HI, AK ▪️1 in 136 Americans estimated actively infectious ▪️Highest levels since March 20th Website: pmc19.com Interactive map: pmc19.com/interactive.php
The US has at least 23 states/territories with COVlD outbreaks. These include much of California, Texas, Alaska, and Hawai’i, as well as the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Outbreaks are also present in Washington state, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire.
There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 23 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. Levels in some Texas counties are so high – on par with the national peak of BA.1 Omicron – that it drives up estimates for counties in neighboring states that lack CDC wastewater monitoring systems. Looking closely at the map, notice other instances of Very High counties in one state driving up estimates of an adjacent county in a neighboring state that lacks data. This shows a clear value of the county-level map over the CDC state map.
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I saw whales and so many dolphins today! Maybe you need to see a baby dolphin.
Four dolphins swim through the water, three of them leaping out of the water. One pair is a mother with a baby dolphin leaping alongside.
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Xploshi @xploshi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
the Mario Galaxy planet off in the distance with a boss waiting on it
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Please join right now in urging the U.S. Forest Service to keep roadless national forests protected ➡️ bit.ly/4goOc6L
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Protect the Roadless Wild
The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...
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Lesley M @lesleymath.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🧵 Why is California so backwards about climate at times?? The balcony solar bill currently making its way through state government just got a last minute amendment to kill the interconnection exemption in 2030. This means if you buy a panel after then, you have to apply to your utility company. 1/2
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Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles @esotouric.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thanks to a Redditer who apparently wishes to remain anonymous, here is an unlisted livestream from inside the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association Mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. Thanks! www.youtube.com/live/Uv0Iy6K...
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
These are black and rufous elephant shrews (Rhynchocyon petersi) at the Hertfordshire Zoo via their FB. In Bantu, they're called "sengi". These little guys were born February 2026 & are joining mom & dad in foraging for morio worms (beetle larvae). Let's talk about these weird little guys.
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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In Star Trek people often complain that replicated food is not as good as naturally produced food, which is weird when replicators are presumably using the same technology as transporters, which can perfectly replicate Spock every time. But is Spock getting less flavoursome over time? In this essay,
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