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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Excuse me, Snapchat is now TEXTING me about unseen snaps? Oh ABSOLUTELY NOT. Immediately unsubscribed from that. If I want to ignore my notifications from your APP, I am most certainly not gonna let you invade my texts. Not in this attention economy!

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 08/07/2026

WAIT FOR IT WAIT. FOR. IT! 🪶 🐣

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026

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United States of Science 2026

By Skype a Scientist

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Sometimes when the world is overwhelming, you have to do something good for your brain in order to sustain your drive. So I made dandelion syrup! #foraging

Three glass jars with golden liquid sit on a dish towel on a cluttered kitchen counter. Two of the jars are full, and one is about a third of the way full.

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Don’t forget…..YES on Issue 5.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Tbh watching dramatic TV like soap operas hits so different when your frontal lobe is fully developed. Like, all these characters doing stupid things and saying they didn't have a choice just make me roll my eyes bc all I can think is that no one ever just TALKS and is HONEST. 😮‍💨🙄

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Ohio folks! Call your reps and tell them to vote no on HB 754. A registry of pregnancies like this is yet another way the govt wants to penalize people for either having a miscarriage or exercising their right to an abortion. We do not need our healthcare surveilled. youtu.be/g55ZtN2ka2g

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A page out of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’: Ohio Republicans propose bill to track all pregnancies

YouTube video by MS NOW

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I love being home alone because the only ones who have to tolerate my verbal stimming is me and my dog, and he doesn't have talking buttons yet to tell me he dislikes it so 😊

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 04/03/2026

I'm beginning to suspect that leftists are just the people paying attention to the things politicians are actually doing & have done instead of what they present as their image.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The right has typically outdone the left in terms of maintaining a cohesive message. That's what makes it even funnier to see this administration scrambling to justify their involvement in Iran. Seems like asking them to pick a reason for the war with Iran is like weather in March: changes every day

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I recently participated in a community project that will be out soon, and the sense of satisfaction I'm getting from that is so so welcome. Projects like these make me feel like maybe there's actually small things I can do rather than feel powerless, and that maybe it will make a small difference.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Trump encouraging Iranians to topple their own govt is wild work given how many people in his own country disagree with him. Absolutely blows my mind. #potkettle

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I can't get over how absolutely adorable François Arnaud is in interviews. I've only seen him in HR as Scott so far, and that role was very intense and earnest. To watch him in interviews, I'm seeing a really sweet side and it's lovely!

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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

More than 140 million American citizens do not possess a passport. As many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s name do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

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The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens

The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Really powerful, really illuminating thread. Clear, precise, devastating.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Reading a fic that was set during the time period when I was in high school and hearing one of the characters say they were "crashing out" just made me feel ANCIENT bc I immediately realized that the author probably wasn't old enough to realize that phrase wasn't a thing back then

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a woman is sitting at a table with a sign that says `` i feel '' .

Alt: Brittany snow sitting on a couch with text overlaid that says "I feel very attacked right now"

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ceej @ceej.online · 06/02/2026

centuries pass and still it sings. what a gift it is, how time flattens under the weight of a practiced voice. how irreplaceable

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Giving fanfiction the literary critique and weight that it deserves is such a green flag

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Nothing like having a dream where a childhood crush makes an appearance and STILL doesn't give you the time of day 🤦🏼‍♀️

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Wonderful. Love accidentally coming across like a dick🤦🏼‍♀️

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It’s easy to watch the news and feel overwhelmed or even helpless at everything going on. I need you to fight that feeling. I’m an optimist. You have to be when you strap yourself to a rocket for a living. But there’s real reason to be hopeful this year and l’ll tell you why.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I made this video so we can talk about what ICE is actually doing in our cities. I have the details and you need to hear them. Please share this. ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

the wildest thing is right-wingers acting like minnesotans in videos must be outside agitators when we can all hear their accents. i don't think i could do that accent convincingly if i spent a year practicing. and neither would i wish to. have you heard that shit? craziest american accent

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Example on a silver platter why pushing AI use is so harmful. If you have to manually review all of the results it gives you, it's not really even a timesaver. And in the meantime, it has the potential to cause so much harm. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say

An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say.

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We'll Believe In Anything - a HR Fan Zine @believezine.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Welcome to the preliminarily try-outs, players. Our interest check is live and open from today, January 12, 2026, 11:00 AM EST to February 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EST. We can’t wait to see how everyone is feeling about the project! forms.gle/mCoAWGprzr1G... #heatedrivalry #fanzine #hollanov

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Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

There is a bunch of work on the topic, notably from that lab, but I preferred to link to one of the key papers at the base of their work. Here is a link to a more extensive review of the timeline of this work. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Advances in tooth agenesis and tooth regeneration

The lack of treatment options for congenital (0.1%) and partial (10%) tooth anomalies highlights the need to develop innovative strategies. Over two d…

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Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Today in #SciFiScience - regrowing teeth in adults. Turns out there is a transcription factor in mammals that inhibits tooth growth. If it is inhibited, it that make new teeth grow. (and that's now in clinical trials) 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The sources of adult dental stem cells used for tooth regeneration from: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-59809-9_5

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This felt too good to be true so I looked into the source and found footage from multiple angles, including a supercut collage. Ice is bad, but my god, people are good. imgur.com/LGqRI0Q

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Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and ...

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hudson's hair inching its way to s2 canonical man-bun and I'm loving the "queer pirate" vibes in the meantime (Alt text in replies, since they were posted with none)

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It's wild to me that who I am as a consciousness/person is likely heavily influenced by the structure my brain took on as it developed.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Starting to make things can be hard. Once you start it's easier to build off what you make. Make connections. Make projects that amplify necessary information. Make your friends do the things you know we all need to be doing lol. I know it's hard & scary but shake off the horror & do something.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Sitting here with friends, scheming to bring more beautiful things into the world. I open bluesky, am met with more horror. Every day more horror. On Sunday, I gave a talk to the scientists where I implored everyone to do *anything*. It's easier to break than make things. Please make something.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The fact that YouTube put 3x speed behind a paywall is cruel to me and my adhd PERSONALLY

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jd @jdskz.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

📸 #StrayKids SCANS | #BangChan 🐺 Season's Greatings 2026 [Starlight] - Photo ID

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Today my partner showed me a clip of a heated rivalry ad being played in an actual NHL arena before an actual NHL game. I'm almost wondering if the popularity of this show will actually lead to some real, meaningful conversations in the sport.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Today's pigeon is a portrait of @loupeeps.bsky.social, a very good boy who lives on #pigeonsky that I am obsessed with. Fun facts about Lou: he rolled a nat 20 on charisma, and also I would die for him.

A very handsome boy named Lou with fluff on his head and green and purple on his scruff painted in acrylic over a green background

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I'm feeling optimistic today after gathering with some like-minded people. It reiterates to me how community-building and long-term, consistent effort is what's really needed to enact change.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If you've ever cried bc of talking about something distressing, but then couldn't STOP crying even after the conversation moved on, I see you. I was so dysregulated after finishing my psych appt the other day that I came into the kitchen crying while asking my partner to put some pizza rolls in.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If you don't know who your rep is, here's the link where you can check! Call your reps and let them know how you'd feel if you had to drive on the “President Donald Trump Freedom Highway” anytime you had to drive through downtown. I sure did! www.legislature.ohio.gov

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Ohio Legislature

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I recently learned about the alphafold project about protein folding, and it made me wonder, is there any connection between the way proteins fold and how we're understanding we can make self-folding fabrics by manipulating how knitted textiles are created?

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

An essay by Laura Sackton inspired by Heated Rivalry, reflecting on the complexities of “coming out” as a political/discursive act in a heterosexist world… vs inter-community signaling, recognition, language, intimacy, etc for showing each other who’s family poetryschool.beehiiv.com/p/volume-5-n...

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Volume 5, No. 16: Queer Syntax is Infinite

The 6 minutes of television I cannot stop watching

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Many people—particularly in creative and fan spaces!—could use to read Colton Underwood’s short essay about the lived complexities of queer masculinity, the closet, and the negotiations people make to survive… even and especially for those who are already hyper-visible. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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The Quiet Negotiations

I watched Heated Rivalry like a lot of people and what stayed with me wasn’t the plot, the sport, or even the love story.

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TheMidwestJess @middyj.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Can I just say how *exhausting* it is to exist under fascism?

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵 (Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)

Resolved, That Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of De2 fense, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors,
3 and that the following articles of impeachment be exhib4 ited to the Senate:
5 Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of
6 Representatives of the United States of America in the
7 name of itself and of the people of the United States of
8 America, against Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense,

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