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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Hi! I'm a farmer! This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit. Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term. I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.

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Why Farmers Voted For Trump

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/04/2026

All right, this piece has triggered me so I have to yell a bit (though this is bluesky, so I realize I'm just preaching at the choir):

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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A tale many know well, told in three striking colors. A reinterpretation taken from both modern and ancient tellings, concentrating on the belief in humanity's salvation. THE HARROWING OF HELL by Evan Dahm is on sale, today only, for 30% off! store.ironcircus.com/products/the... #easter #religion

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A great egret showing off it’s flexibility. #birds #photography

A great egret standing in a wetlands, drying its feathers and contorting its neck for preening.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I wrote about MAGA for Mamdani Guy, what a vibes-based Democratic Party might look like, and popularism's promise of losing forever. badfaithtimes.com/vibes-arent-...

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Vibes Aren’t Everything. They Are the Only Thing.

To survive in this political environment, Democrats must stop thinking and start feeling.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 27/10/2025

🧵There's a pernicious myth that Republicans have more money than Democrats. In fact, Democrats have raised more—including so-called "dark money." Republicans have less money but understand politics better. This is why they win. My upcoming e-book "What Republicans Know" discusses…

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What Republicans Know (Full Book) | Flux Community

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

This is actually a little galaxy dressed up as a ghost, with its arms outstretched, unsuccessfully trying to scare all the bigger galaxies around it.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Sunday reading: I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves. This week’s piece:

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 10/10/2025

“They stepped on our heads, handcuffed us, and took us to the station. And we didn’t know why we were being arrested. We were scared, because they could shoot us or use a Taser. That’s how it works there: If you make any sudden move, they can shoot.”

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A Brazilian Carpenter's 51-Day Detention Journey from Vermont to Texas

“On the first day, I thought they had picked me up by mistake..."

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 06/10/2025

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

By the power of Grayskull!

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/10/2025

As a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease. There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done." 1/🧵

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Dispatches from war-ravaged Portland. First, a pigeon. There are lots of them here but I suspect this one works for antifa.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

The Plague by Camus came in handy when trying to help the 12yo through an unexpected existential mini-crisis. Anyway reading is good and ya never know how that book you read 20 years ago might be applied to parenting. #booksky

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Just in case you wanted 6 seconds of a big orange cat in a cat wheel for #internationalcatday #cat

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 02/08/2025

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 15/07/2025

you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...

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What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT

“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/07/2025

it's a testament to how american political parties are less some set of structures and institutions than they are the totality of public perception, media coverage and casual impressions

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 06/06/2025

I often get asked to help with bird ID problems when the answer is: it's a female of a common species! Here's a poster celebrating the often-overlooked intricacies of female bird plumage. During June, proceeds from my shop sales go to @instbirdpop.bsky.social topatoco.com/collections/...

A poster of female North American birds that includes a red-necked phalarope, painted bunting (she's green!), belted kingfisher (females have belts!), california quail, anna's hummingbird, blue grosbeak, northern harrier, black-throated blue warbler, northern cardinal, red-winged blackbird (not exactly a black bird), and common merganser.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Is this a dark-eyed junco nest? At first glance, I thought these little ones were dead, but at least one of them was moving. I didn’t see the parents around. #birding #birds #nest #birdidentification

A bird nest in the grass. Inside are some young chicks.

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patrickz.bsky.social @patrickz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

1v1, crow vs red-tailed hawk. The hawk was possibly hunting meadow voles, which we also saw. Crow wasn’t having it. #birds #birding #hawk #nature

Crow and red-tailed hawk against clouds. The crow is below the hawk such that they look wing-to-wing

Crow and red-tailed hawk against clouds. The crow is turning around for another go at the hawk.

Crow and red-tailed hawk against clouds. The crow is coming in from behind.

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BEAVE @beaveinflow.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Saw a new bird today and my excitement was instantly deflated when a bird cop told me it was “super common.” She doesn’t know I spiritually imprinted on it and it’s coming back with friends to shit all over her Subaru later.

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Rosemary Braun @rosemarybraun.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

NSF REU sites awarded: 2015 - 207 2016 - 232 2017 - 248 2018 - 204 2019 - 209 2020 - 222 2021 - 189 2022 - 219 2023 - 212 2024 - 217 2025 - 52 This is not likely to increase; REU awards are made early in the year to enable recruitment for summer.

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NSF Award Search: Simple Search Results. Lock

The Simple Search Results page lists awards that match the search criteria provided.

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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com

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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison

The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 31/03/2025

"Overall, just 40% of respondents believe that God exists and affects people’s lives. That figure rises to 53% among self-identified Christians, 60% among theologically-identified born-again Christians, and 100% among Integrated Disciples." www.christianpost.com/news/most-am...

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Most American Christians don't believe in the Trinity: Survey

An overwhelming majority of Christians reject the basic Christian teaching of the Trinity, prompting new concerns that Americans are living without the influence of the truths and life principles of

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Kelton Minor @keltonminor.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

We’ve all become desensitized, but it’s amazing how at this point the Trump campaign rests entirely on denouncing things that aren’t happening — a imaginary bad economy, imaginary runaway crime and now an imaginary failure of Biden and Harris to respond to natural disaster

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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! Sea otters keep kelp forests healthy. By eating urchins, they prevent overgrazing and help fight climate change. Follow our pawtners at @elakhaalliance.bsky.social to learn about bringing them back to Oregon!