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Amaryllis

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
of all the things that don't happen, this doesn't happen the most
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Used my $90 Medicare refund and donated to 3 Democratic Senate races. Thanks, Trump!
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No one in America needs to see a public execution - and no one in America should be facing any kind of execution. Please stop this on our behalf. @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @friedman.house.gov
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IAU Office of Astronomy for Education @astro4edu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The INAF Observatory of Astrophysics and Space Science in Bologna hosted the second edition of SPRITZ – STEAM Practices for Italian TeacherZ, a professional development programme for teachers focused on innovative approaches to science education 🔭 #astroedu Read more: astro4edu.org/news/wc74577/
A group of about 30 white men and women in front of a building
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/10/2026
Flu season didn't start when or where it was expected. Get your shot now, health officials say
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Flu season didn't start when or where it was expected. Get your shot now, health officials say
Flu activity began rising in September, ahead of its typical early-November start, said Dr. Dawn Terashita with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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Rep. Laura Friedman @friedman.house.gov · 08/10/2026
Shuttered prop shops, deserted small businesses, disappearing caterers – that will be our future if we fail to compete against the film tax credits offered by other countries. (1/2)
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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At San Francisco General, researchers are learning how to control HIV without drugs
Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital's famed AIDS clinic have shown the immune system can be primed to keep the virus in check — a promising advance just as U.S. funding cuts threaten future rese...
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If nothing else I want all these AI/tech companies to stop using treasured LOTR lore and terminology. Come up with something new for us to hate!
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is anyone besides me disturbed by the cheers his deranged comment elicited? (Oddly none from those in back of him.) youtu.be/FurUNgg5L7c?...
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'Small Price to Pay': Trump says Iran can 'take out' San Diego, Los Angeles
YouTube video by CBS 8 San Diego
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Daniel Miller @danielnmiller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rep. Laura Friedman, Sen. Adam Schiff and other elected officials are holding a rally in Glendale to tout their federal production tax incentive bill. “The coalition has taken a lot of work to build, and none of us are going to stop,” Friedman says. “Let’s go get this done.”
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is just a terrible take. Large chunks of the US government have been destroyed and rebuilding is the first order priority to ensure people get the services they need. The second to make sure it never happens again. Efficiency? Nope. We need a Marshall Plan for the US.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This needs to stop right now! Shame on this station. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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An AI radio DJ has shot to stardom in L.A. Human hosts aren't happy about it
AI killed the radio star: DJ chatbots are already chatting up airwaves, humans are pushing back.
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Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Commentary: Sure, use Meta's Muse bot to help with your chores — if you want Mark Zuckerberg to know all your secrets
Meta says it made privacy a priority when it designed Muse, but its record on privacy protection is horrific.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
Citing "exceptional circumstances," a D.C. judge has ruled that the federal government cannot refile its Reflecting Pool charges against David Hearn, despite pressure from President Trump to do so. trib.al/b9WNPD9
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A judge permanently dismisses former Olympian's Reflecting Pool charges
Citing "exceptional circumstances," a D.C. judge has ruled that the federal government cannot refile its Reflecting Pool charges against David Hearn, despite pressure from President Trump to do so.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
California sets guardrails on lawyers' AI use reut.rs/4rRaCCT
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California sets guardrails on lawyers' AI use
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law first-of-its-kind state legislation setting rules for how lawyers are permitted to use generative AI in their work.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If they'd just had Adam Lambert do the George Michael tribute at the VMAs it would have been an actual tribute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TD_...
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Adam Lambert, Raye, Sombr, Teddy Swims & More Perform a George Michael Tribute | 2026 VMAs
YouTube video by MTV
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump’s Illegal and Politically Asinine Ad Campaign open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
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Trump’s Illegal and Politically Asinine Ad Campaign
The White House is spending more than $1 million of your money to air campaign ads
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Helioscrivener @helioscrivener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Is Anyone in Control of AI? substack.com/@benrhodes1/...
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Is Anyone in Control of AI?
On the myth that we can do nothing
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This loon hates Americans and America. Vote his minions out of office in November. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No One Should Panic About the NYT Poll in Maine open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
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No One Should Panic About the NYT Poll in Maine
Take the poll seriously, throw it in the average, and remember the political winds are still at Jackson's back
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This Podcast Will Kill You @tpwky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shortly after birth, many newborns are given vitamin K to help their blood clot properly and reduce the chances of hemorrhage. Increasingly, parents are refusing this, leaving these babies more likely to develop deficiency bleeding which can have catastrophic consequences. Tune in for the full story
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
This weekend thousands of American patriots stood up to Trump's attacks on the Kennedy Center with a simple message: HANDS OFF.   This & every monument in America belong to the people, not to any President. We must continue to speak out; silence only emboldens Trump's lawbreaking.
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Congresswoman Sarah McBride @mcbride.house.gov · 19/09/2026
Instead of banning news outlets that report on his ineffective and corrupt presidency, perhaps Donald Trump should focus on being more effective, less corrupt, and maybe even following the First Amendment.
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CNN @cnn.com · 19/09/2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is planning to recommend that certain childhood immunizations be broken up into five separate shots, each with a “small amount of the vaccine.” These “20% doses” would each be given six months apart, he said. cnn.it/4hd3BYh
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection (Gift Article)
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Great News! "The Brand New NYT Poll Is a Disaster for Republicans" open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
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The Brand New NYT Poll Is a Disaster for Republicans
Five findings that are worse than the very bad headlines.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
AI Is an Existential Political Threat to the GOP open.substack.com/pub/messageb... (please consider subscribing to Dan's substack)
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AI Is an Existential Political Threat to the GOP
Trump just picked the wrong side of the issue of our time
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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The Adam Lambert Connection on Instagram: "Adam Lambert singing Cloud 9 at the Sheen Center for A New York Evening with…"
77 likes, 4 comments - talcvids on September 14, 2026: "Adam Lambert singing Cloud 9 at the Sheen Center for A New York Evening with…".
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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The Adam Lambert Connection on Instagram: "Adam Lambert singing Am I Okay? at the Sheen Center for A New York Evening with…"
76 likes, 2 comments - talcvids on September 14, 2026: "Adam Lambert singing Am I Okay? at the Sheen Center for A New York Evening with…".
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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Politico @politico.com · 15/09/2026
House Republicans must decide whether they want to pass Trump’s AI loyalty test
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House Republicans must decide whether they want to pass Trump’s AI loyalty test
“Do you really trust the members of Congress who barely understand AI to write the regulations around something?” one House Republican asked.
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Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The NASA Chandra X-ray telescope team has released a gorgeous new gallery of galaxies 🤩 This is one of my favorites: II Zw 096. This is a merging pair of galaxies, shown here in combined visible, infrared, and x-ray light. Check out the full gallery here: science.nasa.gov/missions/cha...
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 14/09/2026
'Pretty epic' Kelvin wave is latest threat to SoCal coastal cities. How soon, and how bad?
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'Pretty epic' Kelvin wave is latest threat to SoCal coastal cities. How soon, and how bad?
Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a coastally trapped Kelvin wave.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A couple weeks late on this, found it illuminating, frustrating, and very important. www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
With AI Rapidly Evolving, Congress Cannot Afford to Sit on its Hands schiffnotes.substack.com/p/with-ai-ra...
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With AI Rapidly Evolving, Congress Cannot Afford to Sit on its Hands
There’s been a lot of news and warnings this week about AI.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 05/09/2026
Ok here we go: It DOES look like a major purpose of this NIH funding transfer to NIH is to circumvent NIH’s peer review processes so political appointees can have control. Check out the redacted agreement @maxkozlov.bsky.social released: 1/
AGENCY-AGREEMENT-NIH-AND-DOW-REDACTED v
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Federal departments, agencies, and offices with respect to the identification of additional priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic" (42
U.S.C. § 285f-5(e)(1)).
Through this agreement, NIH will leverage OASW ND-CBD's procurement, grants, and funding network to allow for critical basic science
I, related research pathways, and basic research to
support the translation and advanced development of medical countermeasures.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
Smirnov’s false report to the FBI fueled the GOP’s absurd effort to impeach Biden and provided ammo for the ludicrous MAGA mantra that Biden was the head of a crime family.
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Why is Trump’s DOJ still helping the Russian-linked liar who smeared Biden?
The continuing saga of Alexander Smirnov.
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is good news! BepiColombo is a cool mission to orbit Mercury and will be there in less than three months. It flew there as two connected spacecraft, and they just separated successfully! www.science.esa.int/bepicolombo
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Reuters @reuters.com · 02/09/2026
Mamdani imposes one-year ban on AI for most NYC students reut.rs/4gQfoLW
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Mamdani imposes one-year ban on AI for most NYC students
New York City officials announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public ​elementary and middle schools, the latest step by ‌public officials to set guidelines around new technology in the classroom.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 01/09/2026
Last night, a whistleblower from the U.S. Postal Service gave us key information about how Trump is trying to disrupt and destroy mail-in voting. We have to protect the right to vote by mail in this country. We're fighting back in the courts and in congress.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It took off this morning: NASA’s newest telescope blasts off to answer universe’s big questions The Nancy Grace Roman telescope will be tasked with surveying the universe for at least five years. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
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NASA’s newest telescope blasts off to answer universe’s big questions
The Nancy Grace Roman telescope will be tasked with surveying the universe for at least five years.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Honest hearts produce honest actions." -- Brigham Young, who died #OTD 1877 False or misleading statements by Donald Trump - Wikipedia share.google/ak1iDMjZHpoe...
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False or misleading statements by Donald Trump - Wikipedia
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/08/2026
California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation reut.rs/4qH9VeX
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California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation
California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central ​Coast in exchange for a $120 million federal reimbursement and a commitment ‌to invest in fossil fuel projects.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title above the first two panels reads, "Dog Toys".
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a bone shaped dog toy. She says, "Look!"
The second panel shows a dog wagging its tail. There is a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It squeaks!"
The title above the last two panels reads, "Cat Toys".
In panel three we see Sarah again. She says "Come, child."
Panel four shows a cat raising its paws in glee. We see Sarah's hands holding cat nip. We see a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It is time to do drugs".
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Rep. Ro Khanna's Proposition 40 would slap California billionaires with a 5% wealth tax, leaving a founder worth $2 billion on paper facing a $100 million bill with no cash to… amac.us/newsline/tho...
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Why California's Wealth Tax Punishes Builders and Rewards Politicians
California's proposed wealth tax could force entrepreneurs to sell their companies to pay taxes on money they don't actually have. Here's why it fails everyone.
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Amaryllis @thefilmqueen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Can someone tell Trump to just knock it off?
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