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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15h

omfg

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Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin @miseryvulture.bsky.social · Dec 17

Now, more than ever, you have to be a weird little pervert who makes art of questionable quality. You need to be driven crazy by the flesh. Because, as we all learned from Cronenberg's The Fly, the computers are not made crazy by the flesh. They can't do it like us.

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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 20h

This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...

UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News

UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.

news.ubc.ca

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 9h

ICC charges ex-Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte with murder - BBC News

The former president of the Philippines is accused of being involved in the deaths of dozens of people.

www.bbc.com

we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 9h

2017. As of that date, “police and vigilantes in the Philippines had killed more than 6,000 suspected drug dealers [sic] since July, the month after Duterte took office.” Spoiler alert, they were civilians, estimates of 30,000 dead and disappeared. ICC just charged Duterte with murder in Sept.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 12h

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 17h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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graywyvern @graywyvern.bsky.social · 11h

#rumramruf, #richard_wilbur

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 13h

Here's a recording of the pilot of C-GZPT, a Cirrus SR22, tracing the Jays logo over Nova Scotia

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 18h

Other alums have commented on this: when I was at OSU affinity groups were both normalized and encouraged. I even started one. It’s actually the only university I attended where I felt accommodated & welcomed (Smith College side eye) so to see OSU move in this direction fucking sucks even more.

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 20h

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 18h

Where’s the BG lie? A 13 year old was arrested by ICE and sent to a Virginia detention facility. It happened. Meanwhile, DHS has produced no evidence that a child had a rap sheet and is alleging unverifiable claims to save face.

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

idk if this is my all time fave and there are some real great ones in the replies but her covers are the first that popped into my head and I think this might be the best one

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 6d

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A drawing of a black cat resting under a blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming"

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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1d

🪶 In the Ojibwe language, the word for chickadee is gijigijigaaneshiinh. To hear it pronounced (it sounds really cool) visit ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/m...

Photo of a Black-capped Chickadee by Chad Hordewel. A speech bubble from the bird's mouth says "Hi, I'm gijigijigaaneshiinh"

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 1d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

More kidnapping where the police assisted. Houston police need to be tried as accomplices to kidnapping

Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

This request just got a lot more urgent as I need to deposit cash in my bank tonight to prevent overdraft but my car is not working. I only need $5 deposited. Please consider a share, thanks!!
Paypal [email protected]
Venmo Merideth-Lively (note spelling)
Zelle [email protected]

we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

Hi all, I lost my income last month while I had COVID, and while I have returned to work, there is a huge hole in my household budget. Can you help a trans family stay housed today? I would not ask unless it were an emergency

Support Merideth

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

Hi all, I lost my income last month while I had COVID, and while I have returned to work, there is a huge hole in my household budget. Can you help a trans family stay housed today? I would not ask unless it were an emergency

Support Merideth

ko-fi.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

Preston Singletary’s glasswork is so beautiful! There are a lot of images of his work on his website- take a look. I wanted to share my favorites but I have too many

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Ivan Radin @radinbio.bsky.social · 1d

Here are some “leaf” or phyllid cells from moss Physcomitrium patens gametophore. Cells are expressing a green fluorescence marker that labels the vacuolar membrane. Chloroplasts' autofluorescence is in magenta.
Can you spot dividing chloroplasts?
#microscopymonday #moss #plantcells

The image shows several elongated rhomboid-shaped cells, filled with ovoid chrooroplasts in magenta, as well as a network of bubble-like vacuoles.

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 1d

Botanist Kenji Suetsugu is revealing the secrets of plants that have given up photosynthesis to survive, drawing carbon and nutrients from fungi buried in the soil.

These ‘ghost flowers’ thrive without photosynthesis. One scientist is learning how

Japanese botanist Kenji Suetsugu studies plants that steal carbon and nutrients from soil fungi

www.science.org

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we fell in love in october @lively.bsky.social · 1d

Lift Your Tig Ol’ Bitties like Antennas to Heaven

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 1d

Students are often surprised to learn abt the lynching of Italian immigrants under Jim Crow. While these represented a fraction of the victims of this national regime of racial terror, anti-Italian violence was designed to prevent multiracial organizing against Klan country.

Monroe & Florence Work Today - Explore the map of Lynchings

Lynching in the United States targeted many groups of people of color as well as white people who defied white supremacy. Explore the interactive map.

www.monroeworktoday.org

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