Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanSickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 6hWe had an actual wild goose chase at Kennesaw State in the first half. 1915530
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 12hTo put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 5223841497
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanshademar @shademar.bsky.social · 6hSome hurricane-related weather coming in on both sides of the country. A great place to follow for updates, analysis, and forecasts is Yale Climate Connections. If you liked original Wunderground, you'll see some familiar names. #WxSky yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/stre...yaleclimateconnections.orgStrengthening Isaias expected to hit the U.S. Gulf coast Friday as a hurricane » Yale Climate ConnectionsIsaias is expected to quickly strengthen into the season’s first hurricane by early Thursday – the latest first-forming Atlantic hurricane in reliable records by a wide margin. 132
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7hI've played poker at dozens of casinos in my life, from the fanciest palaces in Las Vegas to crappy riverboats in the Midwest, and I can say that the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City was -- by a fucking mile -- the dirtiest, dingiest, cruddiest casino I have ever experienced in my life. 1372785456
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanalexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026once again, just spitballing, what if we just provided for everyone's basic material needs 4452211567
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapan#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/10/2026Since 👇 post 9 days ago, Elon has spent almost $11 million more, over a million bucks a day. In the Senate races alone, he's spent: $8.7m in Texas $4.5m in Ohio $4m in Michigan 37588254
wes(is no longer)injapan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 7hNailed it. This was half of the dads in our hometown. 120
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanKatherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 7hICE isn’t just a threat to safety, it’s weakening our local economies. The GOP’s agenda has one result: making life harder for families. House Democrats are fighting every day to stop this chaos. 186724
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanTruthout @truthout.org · 7hWhy can children elsewhere grow up among their families and the people who love them, while Gaza’s children remain trapped in this unending cycle of occupation, bombardment, destruction, genocide, and hunger? How can a child starve to death in a world with so much food?buff.lyChildren Born in Gaza Over Last 3 Years Have No Memory of World Before GenocideIsrael’s genocide has narrowed Palestinian children’s expectations of life’s possibilities. 04025
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 11hIt is cute how Stephen Vogt has a partner, and bench coach who looks just like him, who stands next to him every game. That’s beautiful, I think 1414321
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12hreading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1753411704
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanLauren Dracula 🧛♀️ @beavisetc.bsky.social · 9hWe have been living in the Black Hole Sun video for about a decade now 1192944385
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanCory Booker @corybooker.com · 7hWhile Americans struggle to afford groceries, DHS handed a political donor a $464 million no-bid contract for planes it has barely used. This is waste, cronyism, and a betrayal of the public trust. The American people deserve better. op: @nytimes 410543
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanGCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 14h#Vermont fall foliage ground truth of GOES satellite image. 0183
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanReuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 14hLawyers for Christa Pike will ask a judge on Wednesday to order prison officials to let them inspect the syringes and other equipment used in Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her last week for a 1995 murder.reut.rsChrista Pike's lawyers demand to see syringes, drug residue from botched executionLawyers for Christa Pike will ask a judge on Wednesday to order prison officials to let them inspect the syringes and other equipment used in Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her last week for a 1995 murder. 032
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanAaron Gleeman @aarongleeman.bsky.social · 15hWhether they like it or not, this is what ESPN has become. Stephen A. Smith gets a $40 million salary and the biggest platform possible to shout this crap on a daily basis across multiple shows. 510413
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusinessfastcompany.comWant To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike LaneResearch from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of. 12611235
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20hI fear that any midterm “mandate” angry voters give them will be squandered on dinner party invites instead of building the accountability regime people are desperate for and are putting their bodies and lives on the line to get. 191103215
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 15hThe National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning extended the forecast cone of an ongoing tropical cyclone — Hurricane Rachel — into California. The storm won’t be a hurricane by the time it nears CA this weekend, but it could still present hazards characteristic of a tropical cyclone.sfchronicle.comThe National Hurricane Center just drew a forecast path for Rachel into California. Is the threat legit?Strong winds, large waves and storm surge are possible in Orange and San Diego counties, with heavy rain and flash flooding possible in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Phoenix. 16431
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 18/05/2025The music of Seinfeld, divorced from the show itself, is nothing short of disgusting. Imagine if the show didn’t exist but the music somehow did. Hearing it, your face would twist in angry revulsion 06607761
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 15hGlen Powell will not see this he is probably somewhere Fucking 3982
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanNatural Hazards Center @hazcenter.bsky.social · 15hWe hope we'll join us tomorrow: bit.ly/3VprcxB 011
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 19hYeah, I'm Gender Critical. The scientists say if I take on any more gender, it could trigger a meltdown for the entire system 1745789
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanStrangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 15hThere is a reason that AI is so attractive to fascists. It allows its users (adherents might be a better word) to hand over their decision-making, their thinking, their autonomy, to something they can convince themselves is bigger, stronger, and smarter than them. 122367
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanLaleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This analysis of the far right in Brasil is spot on - and to me it also describes the politics of ressentiment in the UK and the US as well. It is just that in these two countries, it is targeted at migrants. www.equator.org/articles/bra... 38534
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanSocial Scientist (Mostly) in Exile @exiledsocscientist.bsky.social · 15hAbove all, an NDA is a contract - a CIVIL document unrelated to criminal law. Violating a private NDA cannot expose you to criminal prosecution or any kind of punishment. Often, NDAs are used by the rich/powerful to intimidate or frighten poor or unsophisticated parties. Enforcing an NDA is hard. 122
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15hThe Trump Civil Rights Division exists mostly to encourage racial discrimination rather than prevent it bsky.app/profile/carl... 19967276
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18hNEW: Over the past year, ICE investigated — and considered sending undercover agents against — hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, new records revealed. The probes were part of Trump's extensive search for noncitizen voting ahead of the midterms.democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 22232135
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanDoug B @dougbonham.blog · 18hCash Rules Everything Around Me 0101
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanNPR @npr.org · 19hFlu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year. n.pr/4j4JGxan.prAn early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shotFlu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year. 317262
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanNBC News @nbcnews.com · 19hVideo shows the damage left behind after Border Patrol toppling four 200-year-old cottonwood trees in Lochiel, Arizona. 103931
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanTaylor Mitchell Brown @tmitchellbrown.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Chronicle Heritage, the largest cultural resources management firm in the US, abruptly shuttered its operations last week. The sudden closure leaves many archaeologists without work just as the US field season is coming to a close. This is a developing story. 🧪🏺 #Archaeology at @science.orgscience.orgExclusive: Archaeology megafirm abruptly shuts downChronicle Heritage was largest U.S. cultural resources management company 56532
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanPunk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 07/10/202647 years ago Pauline Black of The Selecter, Suggs of Madness and Neville Staple of The Specials pose behind the tour bus at the first date of the 2 Tone Tour in Brighton, UK, October 1979. 📸 Chalkie Davies #punkrock #ska #skalegends #skamusic #theselecter #thespecials #madness #skahistory 1029567
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanBrian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 20h"Understanding this history is tremendously important, but understanding how this history connects to our current practices is almost probably more important," state Senator Will Smith, who sponsored the bill creating the commission, told NPR. 095
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20ha “banana republic” is precisely when the political system is dominated by overweening corporate interests 351546258
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanKai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 07/10/2026True story #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter 0192
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The French police are so militarized they blew up a 15-yr-old’s hand and took the eye of another one. Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students 6630661115
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanTravis @travtufts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Don’t listen to the mayor or the district downplay the reliance on AI in the classroom. Listen to the DONOR’s own priorities, which are driving the adoption of this policy. “We want to be deeply in the classes,” [Paul] English said, “and ultimately, we want every teacher to be using AI.”bostonglobe.comBoston is embracing AI in its public schools, unlike NYC and LA - The Boston GlobeThe fast-moving technology has some educators, parents, and students worried, even as others argue there’s room for experimentation. 45926
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 20hThe radical change of saying you'll do very obvious things that people desperately want and desperately need. 12768145
Reposted by wes(is no longer)injapanDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Ds have a lot of nerve posting this knowing they very literally facilitated it happening. Vile behavior. 28915