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Unconnie Valley

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you are part of an academic society or a professor of any kind, public statements that you do not condone Drexel cutting off the academy of natural sciences from the public of Philadelphia is very important right now. We need your voices. Urgently.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?
AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Del Val forever
Dialect map, bright red for the Delaware Valley
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Thinking about this again, in the context of a review of our book that wished we'd given advice on "responsible use" in the final chapter, instead of what we did write about resistance, refusal, asking good questions about automation, and ridicule as praxis. >>
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys
those rolling stacks you'll find in any big state school library
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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Dan Hamamura @danhamamura.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
every day, it becomes clearer and clearer that the show/movie that best understands AI is Mrs. Davis
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 24/07/2026
Hello book and 🗃️history and ♿️ disability folk; I want to read a book on the fight for the ADA. Suggestions?
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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Any digital accessibility specialists looking for work? A recruiter just contacted me about a full-time 12-month gig. They say it's remote for New England candidates. But maybe the location might be more flexible? I don't know. I can share the details I have with anyone interested.
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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂
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Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Coucil (PADDC) @paddc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
On July 20, 2026, the Dept. of Justice will publish a Federal Register notice stating it will not rely on Olmstead Guidance to enforce ADA Title II, saying such guidance is not enforceable. Read the notice here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
A banner says 'NATIONAL ARCHIVES FEDERAL REGISTER The Daily Journal of the United States Government' Headline: Department of Justice Publishes Notice on Olmstead". 
The Department of Justice plans to: ...revisit the Olmstead Guidance to determine whether the Olmstead Guidance is consistent with the "single, best meaning" of the ADA. The Department will not rely upon the Olmstead Guidance in its enforcement of Title Il of the ADA."
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18/07/2026
Given the lack of details provided by Taylor Farms thus far, Consumer Reports' food safety experts are advising folks in the 27 states implicated by the recall to discard ALL iceberg lettuce until we know more about where the parasite-linked products ended up www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
A map of the 27 states impacted by the recall: AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WI.
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pyra is so tired and cranky @pyracantha.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Here's a list of all kinds of medications that may interact with heat leading to a higher risk of overheating/heatstroke. Please take care of yourselves and if you have friends/family who take these medications make sure they know the higher risk. ❤️
A graphic with medicine bottles and a title that says: Medications that may interact with heat
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
SSRIs: Citalopram (Celexa),
Escitalopram (Lexapro),
Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), Sertraline (Zoloft)
SNRIs: Desvenlafaxine (Pristia),
Duloxetine (Cymbalta), Levomilnacipran (Fetzima),
Venlafaxine (Effexor XR)
TCAs: Amitriptyline

ANTICHOLINERGICS
Benztropine mesylate (Cogentin)
Oxybutynin (Ditropan XL)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Benztropine (Cogentin)

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS
Armodafinil (Nuvigil)
AtomoxetinE (Strattera)
Dextroamphetamine (Adderall, Dexedrine)
Amphetamine (Adderall)
Lisdexamfetamine
(Vyvanse)
Methamphetamine (Desoxyn)

ANTIPSYCHOTICS
Risperidone
Olanzapine
Quetiapine
Haloperidol

INSULIN
Heat can damage insulin, making it less effective.
Don't store in a hot place like a car or direct sunlight.

HEART MEDICATIONS
Diuretics: Furosemide (Lasix)
ACE inhibitors: Lisinopril, Captopril,
Enalapril
ARBs: Candesartan (Atacand), Irbesartan (Avapro), Losartan
(Cozaar), Olmesartan (Benicar), Telmisartan (Micardis), Valsartan
(Diovan)
Beta Blockers, Calcium Channel
Blockers

COMMONLY
ABUSED
SUBSTANCES
Alcohol
Cocaine

Infographic: Samantha Harrington for Yale Climate Connections | Sources: Ebi. (2021). Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks. / Westaway. (2015). Medicines can affect thermoregulation and accentuate the risk of dehydration and heat-related illness during hot weather. / World Health Organization
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Trump further guts the Education Department by shifting oversight of special education and civil rights to other federal agencies
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Trump further guts Education Dept. by shifting oversight of special ed, civil rights
The moves to the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively, would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New favorite response just dropped on the everything app
A meme of Pope Leo holding a baseball bat with the text, “Delete this AI Slop.”
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Welcome to Shrimp City! Teach your friends about a variety of crustaceans with this helpful visual aid - and set the record straight... bugs is shrimp. Shrimp is not bugs These shirts are designed by @the666cat.bsky.social & printed in Philly! Get one at SquidFacts.net (pls RT!)
A cream colored shirt with a red and blue design featuring 9 crustaceans and a fly. A scuba diving Fly Says a”am I shrimp too?” A pistol shrimp wearing a cowboy hat says “bang bang” a mantis shrimp says KO, the title says a”shrimp city and friends” a hermit crab uses a skull
As a shell, a jumbo shrimp is labeled himbo shrimp, and a yeti crab is labeled “snack bacteria cafe”. The fly has an asterisk next to
Him and underneath the whole design it says *the latest research shows that bugs is actually shrimp”
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!
Uggi the dog next to my hand, holding a copy of Dead Weight Two copies of Dead Weight with teethmarks
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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
RFK Jr is lying. When he spreads bigoted fear and hate about the Autistic Community he uses statistics that reference the *entire* Autistic Community. Then he claims he is only talking about *some* of us. He uses whatever angle he can to incite as much hate and fear as he can.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Using the r-word is just bad. Democrats should have higher standards for themselves than Trump when it comes to using a slur that MANY disabled people find offensive. Looking at you, Graham Platner. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Graham Platner claims he's changed. Why is he still using the r-word?
The left have their own ableism problems to grapple with, not just Republicans.
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
These are perfect for holding business cards
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This refugee wanted liberty in America, but got death The refuge promised when Nurul Amin Shah Alam and family came to America on Christmas Eve 2024 became a Kafkaesque nightmare - a police encounter gone wrong, then left for dead by Trump's CBP goons My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/alam...
inquirer.com
A Rohingya refugee wanted freedom. America left him for dead in frigid Buffalo. | Will Bunch
The U.S. Border Patrol abandoned a blind, disabled Rohingya refugee to die in frigid Buffalo, a new low for the Trump regime.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Goddammit
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
More than a year in this has mostly gone as I feared, and in some ways has been worse. But there have been two contrasting surprises: -- The speed and breadth of institutional capitulation -- The courage, ferocity, and resolution of regular people Our strength isn't our institutions. It's us.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 28/01/2026
Welp, we have a new IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee), the US government’s advisory panel for autism issues. It is entirely planted with worst case pseudosciencers who will “Fight Against Autism”—and ignore autistic rights and needs. Just awful news. www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
A masked ICE officials with a 5 year old child
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
i am a middle aged white mom with a minivan. i live in a brick ranch and vote democrat in every election. i am the electoral equivalent of a free space in bingo. I PROMISE THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 13/01/2026
Cloud migration meeting is never about birds.
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Does anyone make a version of this?
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I am, in fact, triggered by someone being murdered by the Gestapo and our government lying about it and celebrating the murder. It’s time for decent people to decide where they stand — with the Gestapo and its supporters, the juvenile shitposting government, or with America.
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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Every year I remember how terrible my temperature regulation is in winter.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
startribune.com
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 17/12/2025
we need the mirrors & to trust them & to start asking ourselves what do WE think? bc what we think IS good enough! we have to build safety with the idea that our own convictions ARE enough bc of the trauma from everything we've been through before now says that we're in danger, if it's just us!
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 26/11/2025
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox. you’re welcome to call. i hope you do. 216-361-6772.
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 07/11/2025
Omg. Ok folks. You need to do this—big feeds, please amplify ( @kevinmkruse.bsky.social maybe you can too)
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Just lost Whamageddon
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social. We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫 If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
skypeascientist.com
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world. ​
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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I'm sure this has been written about somewhere, but as a parent I am struck by how much greater my high school kid's executive function is expected to be versus what was expected of me - and it's entirely because all his work is online. He has to not only do the work but submit... 1/8
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
“What I Would Tell Eve”
Maegen McAuliffe O’Leary


Eat the fucking apple.

They are going to blame you

regardless.



You might as well go to the gallows

with a full belly

knowing more than God.
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Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · 16/10/2025
"New Far Side comics" was definitely not on my bingo card for this week. They're not bad! www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
So Nazis. They want to give refugee status to Nazis. OK, maybe not JUST Nazis. Also certain other white people who hate non-white immigration. But Nazis can definitely come. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
The proposals also advise Mr. Trump to prioritize Europeans who have been “targeted for peaceful expression of views online such as opposition to mass migration or support for ‘populist’ political parties.”

That appeared to be a reference to the European far-right political party Alternative for Germany, whose leaders have trivialized the Holocaust, revived Nazi slogans and denigrated foreigners. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany for trying to suppress the views of the group, which is known as the AfD.
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Unconnie Valley @unconnievalley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
No that’s melancholy. Monogamy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept.
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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 14/10/2025
The SPACE acronym comprises 5 needs of autistic people: Sensory needs, Predictability, Acceptance, Communication & Empathy. In 3 essential domains: Physical space, Processing space and Emotional space. Here we will consider the relevance of these domains in the educational context:
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