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Loops

@mad4sci.bsky.social
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Feminist and Scientist 👩🏽‍🔬🤔🧐. Here for science and political goings on. Enough carping and complaining about us. Let’s inspire and build. No DMs please.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 11h
Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h
Newsom signs California ban on electric shock gloves for law enforcement
CBS NEWS CALIFORNIA
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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#TulipTuesday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling Grand Perfection Tulip. Its dramatic red-and-white flamed appearance pays visual homage to the legendary Semper Augustus, the most famous and expensive tulip of the 1630s Tulip Mania. My garden. March 2026.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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This virus therapy supercharges the immune system against brain cancer
Scientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and summ...
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yellow-browed woodpecker 22cm southeastern Brazil, E Paraguay,NE Argentina, Uruguay. Diet ants, ant eggs, their larvae, insects Pairs mate for life nest in tree hallow share incubation in shifts male does the night shift, share feed chicks 30 days in the nest, and 4-6 weeks after they fledge
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
so freaking inspiring this is why we fight
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My insurance rates a medication I need as Tier 2, making it more expensive to me…..
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
- The red-and-yellow barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. - Photo courtesy of Anthony Goldman‎, Tanzania
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Loops @mad4sci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 28/09/2026
And charge Cornell leadership with criminal conspiracy for sweeping this under the rug while you're at it. nypost.com/2026/09/27/u...
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DA reopens probe into 7 Cornell frat bros who allegedly drugged, gang-raped student — and were given essay to ‘mitigate conduct’
The lawsuit alleged that the victim, identified only as Jane Doe, was coerced into taking drugs, assaulted, and raped by several men at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell in 2024.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
- Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) in Texas, USA - Photo courtesy of Vineeth Radhakrishnan. - www.instagram.com/p/BrIb3SnBHC8/
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We Are Being Priced Out Of Normal We are being priced out of a house, car, groceries, childcare, and insurance. Those were not extravagant expenses 20 years ago. #GetReadyToVote #VoteBlue #Blues go.bsky.app/9muHQ2B
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A restaurant went above and beyond to make this woman’s birthday unforgettable. [📹 natbysight] Original post
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)
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Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.
In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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Elizabeth Korevaar @ejk415.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So now my tax dollars are not feeding the hungry, healing the sick, or housing the poor. They are being spent making Donny feel better about himself. Impeach him for this, it is indecent and illegal.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Photography by Elliot McGucken
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Genuine Q: have the Anthropic models just not been jailbreaking like the OpenAI ones have or have we just not found the evidence yet?
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meanwhile have you heard the horrible eviction stories from SF lately? Or the landlord that *killed their tenant* only to turn around and jack the rent to $8,000 a month and not disclose the murder? sfstandard.com/2026/09/09/s...
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SF landlord charged with murder is now renting out his victim’s home
A judge blocked the sale, but nothing stopped the family of an accused killer from trying to rent out the scene of the crime.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FEDWATCH: “.. the long‑dated prediction market now assigns roughly a 65% chance that the Strait won't fully reopen until 2028 .. .. That leaves the prospect of a 6% handle on the 10‑year still lurking, driven by increasingly adverse demand dynamics in the Treasury market.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
THIS SHOULD BE NATIONAL NEWS This has been public for more than a week, and I can’t find a single national TV report. Just local. Why? REPORT: A female Cornell student alleges she was pressured into taking ketamine, then sexually assaulted for hours by multiple Chi Phi fraternity members in 2024.
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T.C. Boyle @tcboyle.com · 27/09/2026
Morning moonlight on the water.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The insanely clear stratification of Bokty mountain, Kazakhstan. [📸 Daniel Kordan] Original post
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Grateful-1.bsky.social @grateful-1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
They should ALL be TERMINATED & Never be permitted to work in positions like this again‼️...They should also be arrested because they are as Dirty & Corrupt as the Student RAPISTS‼️...Is SEXUAL ABUSE a Major now at Cornell University⁉️
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tonight’s Harvest Moon aka Corn Moon Photographer: Kristin L. Raught
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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Capitalists and Right Wingers did this.
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The Arctic Circle Hit 100°F Saturday, Its Hottest Temperature Ever
This past weekend, a small Russian town in the Arctic Circle hit a scorching temperature, 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We already know what this administration is capable of. We all saw what happened January 6, 2020. We have seen ICE terror all across the country. We all know what type of person he is. They will stop at nothing to stay in power EXPECT a declaration of martial law. How will YOU respond?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
EXACTLY WHAT WE’VE BEEN WARNING ABOUT What will it take for Speaker Johnson to bring the House back and deal with it? AI ISN’T WAITING FOR CONGRESS. 📌 OpenAI says its agents accessed federal government sites. Researchers say an agent also attempted to breach the Education Department’s website.
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Jimi Jams @jimijams.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Full moon rising over Lake Michigan
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Good Samaritan @goodsamaritanhq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Many of the proposed solutions have already been implemented somewhere and could, scientists claim, rapidly repair the planet within five years if they are scaled.
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51 ways to get the planet tipping the right way
Researchers have identified 51 positive tipping points that could save the planet. Here are five of the most promising
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JunkboxJim @junkboxjim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs Scarlet tanagers I found about 7 years ago at what I can best describe as wooded area behind a dump site/junkyard for the county road department.
Two male scarlet tanagers perched on branches in the midst of emerging spring leaves. Both birds are brilliant red with black wings and tail and are more or less facing the camera.
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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
09/26/26 PM: Did YOU have Dinner? 14,000,000 children are starving in America! 770,000 more lost SNAP benefits! 1 in 4 around the world wakeup hungry! You can mute/block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! Will YOU Be Voting for Children to eat in 11/26 & giving to or working in a local food bank?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄‍🟫 @amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I keep telling everyone that Thiel is the most dangerous and most out of his mind of any of these evil tech billionaires. He needs to be stopped. Period.
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Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — Powered by AI - Coda Story
His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.
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Nathaniel Greene @nathaniel1776.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When TRUMP is gone the next POTUS should freeze all of Trumps assets
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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Cyclist ca. 1926 🎨 Enzo Benedetto
Modernist painting of a person riding a bicycle, emphasizing the motion.
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Margaret G @mls0308.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is not a tough concept to grasp! All human beings ought to be treated with dignity and respect. #BeKind #Pinks
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
if you take a “statin” (cholesterol-lowering drug) or know someone who does, this is worth your time no spoilers, but the road to statins & other “home runs” in medicine come from basic science, a curiosity-driven habit & skill for understanding life in ways no human ever has before
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "Corrupt politicians are profiting off a corrupt war and Texans are literally paying the price ... this war in Iran is a disaster. It is killing Americans, driving up the price of gas and diesel, it is wrecking our moral standing around the world. And it must end."
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This Is 👇 Why We Can't Have Nice Things,Chump.......
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt scores Donald Trump's red-carpet treatment of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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bythepeople1863.bsky.social @bythepeople1863.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is canceling ~$1B in spending approved by Congress for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. The Government Accountability Office, says the maneuver is illegal. And, isn't $1B the amount he requested for his ballroom? Coincidence? I doubt it.
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
King Bird of Paradise 16-19 cm Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian provinces. He falls into the Polygynous Species "the Player" there are 32 species like this. He mates with as many females as possible. Leaving all on their own to incubate, feed and care for the chicks he contributes nothing.
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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Introduces L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman to Power Players
Arnold Schwarzenegger is opening doors for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman ... bringing her face-to-face with some of the city's biggest power players, TMZ has learned.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republicans do not get to call it courage when they distance themselves from Trump only after the polls turn bad. Courage would have been refusing to enable him when it cost something. This is not a moral awakening. It is a campaign calculation. November is coming!
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