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Zehnra

@zehnra.com
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AKA Geek_ND on 🐦. Husband, Dad, Geek. 🔵🐻⚾️, ☘️, 𝚿🔴. He/Him/His. ADHD 🧠🌶️. 🔴4👩‍🏫 ✊ ⚒️️ 🎶I'd rather be a sinner than a victim of a saint.🎶 "Reductio ad absurdum fails when reality is absurd." - Randall Munroe

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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 29/09/2026
In today's episode of "still not a drag queen"...
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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 22/06/2026
Severe weather tracking was better on Xitter thanks to being where the meteorologists, weather geeks, and chasers all congregated, and they've either not left or scattered across alt platforms. And like any ongoing events, random people were there, too. ​All that to say: fuck Elon Musk.
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Rob.(?)(!) @barackomamba.blacksky.app · 25/05/2026
“Move, bowel. It’s One A Day.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/05/2026
Misappropriated spending by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office includes $4,070 to train and test whether to buy a horse, $3,259 for car washes and $1,261 in travel expenses to research buying a boat — for deputies who work in the desert. With @azluminaria.org
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This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I guess I'm extra frustrated because I can think up all these ideas of how to improve systems with all the data at our disposal, and I've always assumed The World Sucks because implementing those ideas was hard. Well, if it's supposedly so much easier to implement, why world still suck?
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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 08/05/2026
Not to mention a couple of nasty kernel bugs wreaking havoc in the HPC arena.
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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 01/05/2026
My wife is super excited to read this one
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/04/2026
Martha is a delight as a human being and (obviously) a delight as a storyteller, so you should go see her on tour if you can.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
it’s simple. Dems need to 1. prepare retaliatory gerrymanders in every blue state now that the VRA has been overturned 2. pack the court (and prosecute Thomas/alito) in 2029 I will only even *consider* primary candidates who support both of the above going forward
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Amazing work, everyone. Merrell has joined the Conservation Alliance to help save the US Forest Service and they’re not alone. Several other brands have stepped up too. Your pressure is working. Thank you!
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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
China always wins. And why is that? Because China thinks beyond the fast buck. China invests in R & D. They analyze and prepare for future markets. China looks and plans forward, not ass backwards.
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NEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Simultaneously, 80 percent of NEH staff were laid off." Yet again a student newspaper does the work of reporting on National Endowment for the Humanities grant AND staff terminations. Bonus with this one, it's full of personal stories and reflections on this "modern iconoclasm." Thank you. #NEH
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‘It just gets worse and worse’: Humanities at Princeton reels from NEH funding cuts
Following the mass termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants in April 2025, humanities researchers at Princeton have spent the past year troubled about the future of their funding, m...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces. 249 years later, we have this idiot.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/04/2026
I’m sorry he got so blackout drunk they had to ask for SWAT door busting equipment?!
On multiple occasions in the past year, members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”—normally used by SWAT and hostage-rescue teams to quickly gain entry into buildings—was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors, according to multiple people familiar with the request.
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The Opinionated Ogre @opinionatedogre.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
When my wife first started to have afib, her doctor insisted it was "anxiety" and prescribed her Zoloft. She kept going to the ER and insisting something was wrong. Eventually, she got a doctor who listened and actually checked. She was having a mild heart attack.
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Chelle 🔵 @chelle78.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Oh my gosh, yes 🙌
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
They spent the whole week claiming the Pope doesn’t know scripture… then their own guy comes out and quotes a fake Bible verse from a movie. It really is idiocracy levels of absurd.👇
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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 17/04/2026
Yeah...I might eat the carrots....
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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 17/04/2026
Mystery deli meat? To go with the mystery meat-like patty?
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10/04/2026
NEW: A cop who chased, shot, and killed a young father in 2021—and then started training new recruits after avoiding firing—is accused of violating CPD policies over an unreported vehicle chase last year. One of the car's passengers was killed, and Evan Solano is still on duty in the 16th District:
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Chicago cop who killed Anthony Alvarez in 2021 engaged in fatal unreported police chase last year, new lawsuit alleges
Attorneys say they have evidence showing Evan Solano, who chased and shot Alvarez in the back, initiated a deadly “ghost” pursuit that killed 29-year old Eliseo Maya late at night on the Northwest Side in February 2025.
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 11/04/2026
Louder: FUCK BILL MAHER
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 11/04/2026
It's a good thing to be critical of elected leaders. Not just good; it's necessary. Democracy does not defend itself.
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« ɴᴡɪ ɪʀɪꜱʜ '96 » @nwi-irish96.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The Manhattan DA is a Democrat. Instead of ignoring an serious criminal allegation against a fellow Democrat, he's investigating it. This is how it's supposed to work.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Is it any wonder? I have always been a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age, same height, share the same values, but she can sing better. And she has more Grammys. I've always wanted to meet her!
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Dolly Parton Is the Most Popular Person in America, New Poll Finds
A new University of Massachusetts Lowell poll finds Dolly Parton is the most beloved public figure in America, with net
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 10/04/2026
This infuriating attitude shows up on the bookshelves in learning environments, too. We expect girls to empathize with boys, but we kneecap every opportunity to let boys empathize with girls. And look where we are.
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SpacePolicyOnline @spacepolicyonline.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Splashdown is at 8:07:08 pm EDT. Watch at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has: -Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies -Cracked down on predatory landlords -Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program -Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets This is what leadership looks like.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
UPDATE: Letters from Leo can now independently confirm that the meeting took place — and that the Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that Leo shelved plans to visit America. Some officials saw their reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.
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The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV’s Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy
The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV’s ambassador on American military supremacy.
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 08/04/2026
NATO NATO NATO!!! HEY, YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THIS REGIME IS COMPLETELY DERANGED
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 01/04/2026
Dear NATO, Please let us visit on weekends and summer vacations. Love, the children caught in the middle of the divorce. Yours forever, The Kids.
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Trans-Atlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war — The Associated Press
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO. Trump remarks have ratcheted up his criticism of European allies and exposed a wider rift in the trans...
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 06/08/2025
Hey, NATO! Look, I know you're pretty busy right now, but you might want to start doing some planning seshes about this whole rogue Christofascist Cracker experiment. Love, Ominous Rabbit, First of Her Name.
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a woman in a pink skirt is standing in a doorway with her arms outstretched .
ALT: a woman in a pink skirt is standing in a doorway with her arms outstretched .
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
one of the big problems with people calling for the 25th amendment is that it seems entirely disconnected from *who would have to take steps to implement the 25th*. like, nobody says, "J.D. Vance and Hegseth must implement the 25th amendment" bec everyone knows that sounds ridiculous.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
no, Whitehouse is right and he's right to explain this to people. it's important to demand change, but demanding stuff that is ineffective is ineffective!
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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 08/04/2026
Heard this today and may want to spread the word about this organization who works specifically on getting military members through the process of conscientious objection, and not going it alone.
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What does it mean when U.S. military members become conscientious objectors to war?
The Center on Conscience and War says it’s seeing a rise in calls from U.S. military members facing deployment who are seeking to be discharged or reassigned as conscientious objectors.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 08/04/2026
We need more American leaders to speak with this moral clarity, not violent and dangerous threats.
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Bruce Feldman @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Just thought the exact same thing. Posts that apology and didn’t even mention Dawn Staley’s name on top of all that. 🤦‍♂️
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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Last year Kanye West took out a Super Bowl ad to sell swastika t-shirts. This weekend he sold out two shows at SoFi Stadium. To all of those in attendance—what the fuck is wrong you. That’s a rhetorical question.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 04/04/2026
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Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
A state bill is a glimpse of how corporations are limiting people's ability to make their own fixes and upgrades.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now. Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
See ALA's full statement: www.ala.org/news/2026/04...
Fund Libraries: Tell Congress to invest in libraries. ALA 150, American Library Association.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
NEW: The President once again called to eliminate federal library funding in his federal budget proposal. We have been here before. And when we make our voices heard, we can overcome this again. Tell your Senators to reject the cuts & #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget: ala.org/showup
POTUS Proposes Elimination of Federal Library Funding. The President again requested that Congress eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. We've seen this before, and we're not going away. Fund Libraries, ALA 150, American Library Association."We are not surprised that the White House FY27 budget zeroes out funding for IMLS and IAL. The president’s intentions for IMLS were clear last year with the executive order to dismantle IMLS and cut off its funding [...] ALA members have a solid track record of defeating the president’s threats, but we do not underestimate the lengths to which he will go to undercut support for America’s libraries. ALA is working to make sure decisionmakers continue to hear from library advocates.” - ALA President Sam Helmick
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“Sure all those people would still be alive, but have you considered how I would have felt bad about myself for filling the little bubble on the private ballot next to the person who I find imperfect”
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Zehnra @zehnra.com · 03/04/2026
Job description: applicants must confuse the center of the Overton Window with impartiality and fact-based reporting.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 31/03/2026
The Trump admin's new EO would also require DHS to compile a list of verified U.S. citizens in each state who are eligible to vote. Such a list is likely to remove eligible voters and perpetuate a false narrative about the security of our elections. Read more about the tool ⬇️
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The SAVE tool, explained
The use of the SAVE tool are part of a larger effort to weaponize government data and tilt the 2026 elections before a single ballot is cast.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I think we're frozen in place because of HIM, in some way. Because we can't react to him correctly. There's a normal chain of cause and effect that's supposed to take place when someone does all the bad things he's done and it keeps not happening and it's breaking everything else in the world
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Here is a video demonstrating how truly awful the encryption implementation is in TeleGuard, a 'secure' messaging app with more than 1 million downloads. App uploads users private keys to company server; this shows the company is able to decrypt messages. Details: www.404media.co/a-secure-cha...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The US Department of War Crimes.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/04/2026
Spoiler: It's because he and his boss are racist and sexist pieces of shit
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 03/04/2026
Pervasive political corruption makes it particularly urgent for Congress to pass policies addressing self-dealing by top government officials and the private sector’s power over the electoral process. bit.ly/4v4xuQy
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How Corruption Affects Democracy
When elected officials are corrupt, citizens participate less in the democratic process and lose faith in government.
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