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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 6h

⏳️ Time traveler, stuck the 1980's: [Tries desperately not to laugh and cry hysterically at the same time.] 🗣Blabbering rando who won't shut up: "...licans are the party of national defense, strong foreign policy, fiscal restraint, and family values."

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Rob Swanda @scientistswanda.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m hosting a new series on early‑stage cancer research for the Cracking Cancer Podcast, and I’m looking for scientists who want to bring their work to life through powerful science communication. If you’d be interested in being a guest (or know someone who should be) plz reach out! 🤓

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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Today, the Archive published a Disappearing Data Chronology--a timeline tracking changes in access to federal information under Trump, including major data losses and restorations, legal challenges to information takedowns, and threats to archival collections. nsarchive.gwu.edu/special-exhi...

nsarchive.gwu.edu

A Disappearing Data Chronology

About the ExhibitThe Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, legal...

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Give Like Dolly Day! Dolly’s Day 🦋💜 Dolly Parton spent a lifetime inspiring kids to read, inspiring us. Now it’s our turn! Support your local imagination library program. Give like Dolly, help like Dolly. Let’s make her proud ✨

Smiling Dolly Parton in colorful butterfly dress

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

FYI for those who may not already know, the more impactful framing is "Medicaid job loss penalty." bsky.app/profile/matt...

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

ok gonna get Sincere(TM) here for a second There's a lot of doomerism about how "We're all cooked" because "The GOP is trying to steal our votes." So here's the true story of how the GOP tried to steal our votes here in NC and FAILED. TWICE. Ballot fraud isn't final. It gets stopped all the time.

youtube.com

Check if you're registered to vote at http://voterresource.org/saraht

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And the OTHER best tool for stopping ballot fraud: Make sure you're registered to vote! You can check your registration here: www.voterresource.org/saraht

voterresource.org

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In conclusion: ballot fraud only works when we sit there with a dumb look on our face & let it happen. Here's the best tool for stopping it:

static.klipy.com

Spinal Column Model Demonstration

Alt: Spinal Column Model Demonstration

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Ryan Comes @rbcomes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Absolutely devastating for US research and for the thousands of students who will be harmed by this policy. ⚛️🧪

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 13/09/2026

This will devastate our research+innovation capacity, bedrock of the 21st century economy. 35% of *all* employed people in the US with STEM PhD degrees are both foreign-born *and* graduated from a US university. —> nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/292... Shutting them out is extremist folly.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.

An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.

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Sock Puppet Pundit @sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Banning tackle football for minors would probably improve safety far more than banning a handful of trans athletes playing in non-contact sports.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Even if he finishes the abominable ballroom, it's going to get torn down. As a first step, though, I'd like to suggest following the example of a Houston estate owner. The guy bought the neghboring mansion to tear down, but not before Habitat for Humanity takes out what it can use or sell. 1/3

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 28/08/2026

I am about to start my weekly check of my voter registration, because that is part of what voting in the South is. Checking weekly for the months leading up to an election to see if I've been purged. I hate this.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/08/2026

Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.

goelect.txelections.civixapps.com

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

i get the sense that a lot of people don’t know that the term “ethnic cleansing” isn’t limited to mass murder. mass deportations targeting a race/ethnicity/nationality counts too. and we’ve been doing that for over a year now and our politicians won’t call it what it is

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The news of Dolly's passing was the first thing that popped up when I opened my phone at lunch. I literally gasped and now have a sick feeling in my stomach. So sad for her family, but so thankful that she shared her talents and love with the world.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If elected President, I would sign an executive order on day one to tear down this monstrosity. We could even work in the arrival of the equipment at the White House as part of the inaugural parade.

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I do not trust this regime in the physical realm, and I sure as hell wouldn't trust its judgment in cyberspace. My worry is that this move would make the U.S. commercial sector even more of a legitimate military target. www.npr.org/2026/08/15/n...

npr.org

Trump administration wants to allow companies to hack foreign cybercriminals

The White House memorandum is thin on details, but it aims to give private businesses the ability to sabotage or spy on certain foreign actors.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.

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Jørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I assume someone is already hard at work planning how to make a Halloween costume of a catering truck. Only two-and-a-half months left to get it sorted out.

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optimisticsoap.bsky.social @optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's been a while since I've seen yhe movie "Rat Race." Does anyone recall if the assholes naking all those ridiculous bets got there comeuppance? If noy, perhaps we need to remake the ending, in real life. www.npr.org/2026/08/07/n...

npr.org

Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly'

Researchers warn betting on clinical trials could incentivize insider trading and interfere with drug development. But Kalshi and Polymarket say they provide valuable information to patients.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Also true for several other states today. Don't know when your state's primary is? Look it up at the link. ballotpedia.org/Statewide_pr... Always complain about who's on the ballot in November, vote now for who gets on that ballot.

ballotpedia.org

Statewide primary elections calendar

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

VIRGINIA PRIMARY TODAY VOTE!

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I heard someone in the neighborhood setting off fireworks, and my first thought was, "Is he dead?!"

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 17/07/2026

Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I just witnessed a bumblebee landing in a flower. It was *all* over that stamen, covered in so much pollen. It felt like I was violating someone's/thing's privacy just by watching! 🌺🐝 😳

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 09/07/2026

50% support requiring adults to work in order to keep health insurance paid for by the gov Add "as long as people who cannot work because of a disability are exempt" — 55% support it Instead add "even if it means some people with disabilities would lose their coverage" — only 31% support it.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 09/07/2026

New DFP polling on conditioning gov health insurance on employment show that how we talk about this matters — it moves public opinion. When talking about Medicaid, say "disabled people will lose/are losing Medicaid coverage" — keep it simple and direct.

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Conditioning Government Health Insurance on Employment.
Description: Voters were randomly divided into three groups. Each was asked "Do you support or oppose requiring adults to work in order to keep health insurance that is paid for by the government…" with one of three frames:
Baseline (no condition added) — Support: 50%, Oppose: 43%
even if it means some people with disabilities would lose their coverage — Support: 31%, Oppose: 61%
as long as people who cannot work because of a disability are exempt — Support: 55%, Oppose: 34%
July 2–5, 2026 survey of 1,164 U.S. likely voters..

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Live your life such that random people (raises hand) don't laugh with unexpected joy at stuff like this and all the gems in the comments.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Is he dead yet? Is the other guy dead yet? Has that third guy resigned yet? I keep refreshing my feed, but I'll try setting my phone down for a bit and coming back to see it that helps.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"One weird trick" for getting rid of problematic Senate candidates.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 06/07/2026

Just because the Republicans successfully ran a rapist for President of the United States of America does NOT give the Democratic Party permission to run rapists.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I strongly urge anyone with strong sentiments on this critical issue to offer a public comment by July 13. You don't need to be a scientist; this rule change would affect everything from disaster response to cancer research--and involves your tax dollars: www.regulations.gov/...

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Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Florida folks: If you have O- blood and are of African or African American descent, OneBlood is searching for donors who have a rare antigen that matches with a teenager with sickle cell disease who needs 50 units of blood so she can have a bone marrow transplant.

wfla.com

Rare blood needed to save life of Florida teen needing bone marrow transplant

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA)— Blood donors of African descent are needed to save the life of a Florida 18-year-old fighting an aggressive form of sickle cell disease, OneBlood announced. Gigi Felix,…

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Robert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The nuclear physicist Harriet Brooks, who was probably the first person to notice the recoil of an atomic nucleus due to emissions during nuclear decay, was born #OTD in 1876. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Credit: Notman Archives/Musée McCord

Black and white photo of Harriet Brooks. She has on a black dress with a high column collar, and she is looking to the right of the photographer.

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"Our research shows that the most effective approach to climate action is for people to make change within societal systems, not just as consumers. After all, what are systems made of if not people?" - @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social Have you tried SHIFT? Drop us a line below! jointheSHIFT.earth

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Hey, @wmata.com and @wmatagm.bsky.social, is there anywhere else we'll be able to check out the new metro cars that isn't behind a fascist's fenceline? I was hoping to check this out, but there's a ridiculous amount of security just to get in.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I'm so fucking tired of this world right now, and I have to do this again tomorrow?!

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Dan™ @dandyman42.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Ive been saying that i believe every tool has a use, and thats exactly what LLMs are is a tool. The problems we see are how the tool is being used either maliciously or carelessly, and the consequences of rich and powerful people not understanding or caring

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is very true, and it reminds me of the Twitter thread (from the before-times) about the mess that was Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as told through tire tread and wear.

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Deimos @musingsofdeimos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

FedEx offering a link to "Customer Support," and it's a chatbot that couldn't decision-tree its way out of a paper bag open on both ends.

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Tom Forsyth @tomforsyth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Idiots: "Scientists don't want you to know..." Actual scientists: "Oh my god I get to talk about my thesis!"

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I’m Dr. Kerry Pray, and I’m conducting an experiment to determine if posting about a book on social media can change its Amazon ranking This week’s book is The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch and the initial ranking is: 2,086,589

A screenshot showing the initial ranking, which is from the paperback version

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