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mattotcha.bsky.social

@mattotcha.bsky.social
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Geologist from Wisconsin living in Japan for some decades. Always in wonder at the way the world is changing!

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 2h
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Uncle Lonny @unclelonny.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#USDemocracy Do you know who is paying politicians to convince you that tax funded health care is communism?
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rodguttorm.bsky.social @rodguttorm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
America was designed FOR dangers like Trump.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Please tell me it's not AI.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Since it's now acceptable for the President of the United States to publicly recommend American cities that Iran should "hit"...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ok, now that shit is funny. And more true than not, regarding many men.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Dogs just love Doraemon!
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🤣😍
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Benedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS @cosmogalaxy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Do leftovers taste better the next day? Sometimes, according to science www.newscientist.com/article/2583...
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Do leftovers taste better the next day? Sometimes, according to science | New Scientist
The widespread belief that some foods benefit from a night in the fridge has been put to the test, and it seems to be true for some curries, but not lasagne
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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🌊🧩Perpetua🪭☔️ @barrylarkin06.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Time to LOCK UP 🇷🇺Putin'sPEDOPullToy Pretendident squatting in our People's House, grifting and robbing us blind; InsiderTrading MarketManipulating War Profiteering... Now asking Iran to BOMB LA & SD? NOT funny, Fatty. LOCK HIM UP. #ToppleTheGeriatricToddler #UntRUmptheWorld #EpsteintRUmpCoverUp
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Norway set to become first country to slap a temporary ban on smart specs — and an ‘informed debate’ will determine the future of Meta Ray-Bans and other ‘pervert glasses’ www.techradar.com/computing/vi...
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Norway says its proposed smart glasses ban is a ‘high priority’ as government promises ‘informed debate’ on wearable tech
Norway's temporary ban would prohibit the use of smart glasses in parks, beaches, museums, schools, kindergartens, and other public spaces.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
British man arrested over suspected RAF Fairford terrorism plot www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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British man arrested over suspected RAF Fairford terrorism plot
Counter-terrorism policing says 22-year-old detained in London on suspicion of terrorism offences
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Popular Joint Supplement Tied to Faster Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients www.sci.news/medicine/hyp...
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Popular Joint Supplement Tied to Faster Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients | Sci.News
Glucosamine, a widely used over-the-counter supplement for joint pain, may worsen outcomes in people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to new research by neuroscientists from t...
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rare Roman Statue of Venus Found at Ancient Settlement in Hungary greekreporter.com/2026/10/02/r...
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Rare Roman Statue of Venus Found at Ancient Settlement in Hungary - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists in Hungary discovered a lead Venus Pudica statue at a Roman settlement, the first known religious find from the site.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Physicists Find Evidence for ‘Third’ Type of Magnetism www.sci.news/physics/alte...
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Physicists Find Evidence for ‘Third’ Type of Magnetism | Sci.News
Altermagnets, a class theorists have described only in recent years, have no net magnetization, like antiferromagnets.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Current and Historical Public Opinion on Medicare-for-All and Other National Health Plan Proposals www.kff.org/public-opini...
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Current and Historical Public Opinion on Medicare-for-All and Other National Health Plan Proposals | KFF
This chart pack summarizes KFF polling data on public opinion on Medicare-for-all and other national health plan proposals. The latest update finds that two-thirds of the public supports Medicare-for-...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jim Bakker, the TV preacher brought down by sex and financial scandals, has died at 86. He and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, built a televangelism empire that ended in a spectacular collapse of greed, scandal, and excess.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“You didn’t protect my son!” Netanyahu heckled by the father of a 10/7 victim at a memorial ceremony. (Netanyahu was reportedly warned an attack was coming and did nothing — then said nobody woke him up that morning🤔)
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Isn't it Ironic 🙄
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Your voice is more than sound. It’s part of who you are www.sciencenews.org/article/deep...
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Your voice is more than sound. It’s part of who you are
The human brain is built to hear voices. Speaking connects us to other people — and ourselves. What do our voices reveal about ourselves?
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JewelzinAZ @jewelzinaz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thank you Dr. Fauci! ===============
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You really didn't need a study 👇
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Eerie Photo Shows How Our Sun Will Die petapixel.com/2026/10/05/e...
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Eerie Photo Shows How Our Sun Will Die
Not any time soon; one day.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wounded U.S. troops say the Pentagon left them to fight for their own medical care boingboing.net/2026/10/05/w...
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Wounded U.S. troops say the Pentagon left them to fight for their own medical care
The sacred trust Bearman thought came with getting wounded in combat turned out to require quite a lot of self-service.
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
‘Bear With Me’ Bristol, England www.atlasobscura.com/places/bear-...
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‘Bear With Me’ in Bristol
This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool therecord.media/wikimedia-fo...
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Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool
Beyond the potential misuses of its services, Wikimedia said activity by AI agents can be a drain on web platforms that are already operating with limited resources.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Won't You Get Off It, Please Fats Waller (1929) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXI...
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Fats Waller - Won't You Get Off It Please
YouTube video by Dominik Feri
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dog With GoPro Strapped to His Back Captures Priceless Wedding Footage petapixel.com/2026/10/06/d...
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Dog With GoPro Strapped to His Back Captures Priceless Wedding Footage
Who's a good boy.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Venus’ mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Venus' mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control singularityhub.com/2026/10/02/t...
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The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control
The AI hacking events involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google underscore lessons that draw on years of computer science research.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data arstechnica.com/security/202...
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Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Top Scientist Sounds Grim Alarm Over Russia’s ‘Plague’ Mystery www.thedailybeast.com/top-scientis...
Local media named the woman who died as 28-year-old laboratory technician Darya Shipilova.
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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An accent, a birthplace, a skin color—none of these tell me what kind of person you are. How you treat people does.
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A new start after 60: Menopausal and out of work, I sat crying in my car. Now, I’m a standup comedian www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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A new start after 60: Menopausal and out of work, I sat crying in my car. Now, I’m a standup comedian
When Barbara Scully tried to get a job after years as a stay-at-home mum, no one would hire her. So she made her own work as a writer and broadcaster – and soon found herself on TV and stage
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mattotcha.bsky.social @mattotcha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Shortages of crucial HIV medicines due to aid cuts are a ‘warning’, say experts www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Shortages of crucial HIV medicines due to aid cuts are a ‘warning’, say experts
More than half of organisations providing HIV care surveyed by International Planned Parenthood Federation said they had run out of stock at some point during past 12 months
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