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James

@0xb04t.bsky.social

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Dad. Husband. Butler to dogs. Epidemiologist. Science & risk communicator. Lover of books, music, board games, and assorted nerdy stuff. Buddhist?

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Fear Captain @cheercaptain.wang · 11h

I wasn’t exaggerating it rules so hard

Pin from today’s No Kings protest showing Barney and Friends and the phrase “Join Antifa”

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 12h

Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction.

My friends, they have lost the flag.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 20h

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 17h

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 16h

YOU NEED TO START OFF POSTS LIKE THIS BY SAYING THE PERSON IS ALIVE AND OK

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Sir David Attenborough, the British documentarian and naturalist, became the oldest person to win a Daytime Emmy on Friday at age 99. He beat the record set last year by Dick Van Dyke. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/a...

David Attenborough sitting in front of a row of greenery and smiling slightly. A headline reads: "David Attenborough Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner at 99." Photo by Jane Barlow/Press Association, via Associated Press.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

#NoKings

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 17h

Mom's got skills!

James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 19h

Did you buy one of each? Faced with a similar display once, I ended up with a book of sea myths & folktales, one about sloops of the Hudson River, and a Joseph Conrad collection of sea stories.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20h

Times Square

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 22h

[Exit King.]

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 1d

For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.

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Principia Discordia @principiadiscordia.bsky.social · 21h

-><- “NAE KING! NAE QUIN! NAE LAIRD! NAE MASTER! WE WILLNAE BE FOOLED AGAIN!” -><-

Meme featuring a dense crowd of blue-skinned, red-haired figures with fierce expressions—fantasy-style pictsies from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. Overlaid bold white text in all caps reads: “NAE KING! NAE QUIN! NAE LAIRD! NAE MASTER! WE WILLNAE BE FOOLED AGAIN!” The quote parodies Scottish dialect and expresses a proud, anarchic rejection of authority. The artwork’s chaotic energy matches the defiant spirit of the text, celebrating freedom and mischief in true Pratchettian style.

Generated with Bluesky AltText, a CustomGPT.

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 21h

Thinking a map of international #NoKings frog sightings might be fun.

Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 1d

America! Your expats and your friends are *always* with you! Sending you love and courage and #NoKings solidarity and frog costumes from Melbourne, Australia. Make fascism history again!

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 1d

I'm guessing chipmunks are much smaller

James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 1d

Today I learned...

Chart showing difference between chipmunks and ground squirrels

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon character holding a bat with the words lunch tiimm meee

Alt: Captain Caveman holding a club saying lunch tiimmmeee!!!

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 1d

Amused by timeline synchronicity this morning.

James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 2d

There are times this feels relevant to corporations.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

Ten years ago today.

Tweet that reads: 'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if conservative SCOTUS justices think their rulings might be viewed in the same light as Dred Scott, Plessy vs Ferguson, or Korematsu?

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James @0xb04t.bsky.social · 2d

Are you SURE the skunk wasn't smoking weed?