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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5h

The answer is YES for ICE, GOP and Trump Administration and EVERYONE who voted for him! The rest of us, the answer is NO. We are the resistance and have not stopped calling our Congressman, writing letters, posting the bad news and protesting. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 6h

Large Magellanic Cloud 1 of closest galaxies @160,000 light-yrs away. ~40,000 light-yrs closer than Small Magellanic Cloud. Stand out as big misty blobs of light under dark skies. Scientists est. Small Magellanic Cloud w/3 B stars & Large Magellanic Cloud w/30 B stars earthsky.org/clusters-neb...

Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 6h

Gravity vs magnetism: Star-forming interaction revealed
by Will Triggs in EarthSky. Studied magnetic fields in 17 star-forming regions. They found the first evidence that gravity overpowers and realigns the magnetic fields in these dust clouds, helping to tip a delicate balance toward star birth.

Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 6h

Atlas Obscura: Lost Art Painting on Cobweb Canvases L Young tinyurl.com/2mcmshn5 16 C Monks & peasant artists began w/respinning spider caterpillar cobwebs Optimal was dense fine gossamer by certain caterpillars, house spiders, silver-gray spotted moth Some webs almost 2 ft use Opaque watercolors

Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 6h

Animal Camouflage! Several types: Cryptic colouration helps animals blend w/environment. Disruptive colouration uses bold patterns to break up animal's shape make it hard to identify. Countershading w/animals darker on top lighter underneath look flat less 3D hard to spot tinyurl.com/2p9pdhvn

Explain it: How do some animals camouflage?

The Basics of Animal Camouflage Camouflage is a clever trick that some animals use to blend in with their surroundings. Imagine playing a game of hide and seek, but you're wearing a special suit that

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 8h

VERY special bird! Palkachupa Cotinga (Phibalura boliviana) wasn't always an extraordinary species As a child he knew it as awicha pesco “old bird” in Quechua because of its gentleness Leco Indigenous People Leading Conservation of Palkachupa Cotinga in Apolo, Bolivia abcbirds.org/news/leco-in...

Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 8h

The CDC Library plays an important role in providing our public health professionals with access to the best information.

Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak.

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PETITION: Protect the Center for Disease Control Library

Staff at the CDC Library were laid off on October 10th and have not been brought back. Sign the petition to call for their return.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 12h

“The United States of Amnesia and Chains: The Deportation of a Child” When a 13-year-old boy is kidnapped by ICE, it’s not “law enforcement” — it’s the state declaring that cruelty is the point by D Shuster www.blueamp.co/p/the-united...

“The United States of Amnesia and Chains: The Deportation of a Child”

When a 13-year-old boy is kidnapped by ICE, it’s not “law enforcement” — it’s the state declaring that cruelty is the point.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 12h

BALONEY! can't play clarinet & also assault anyone. Former clarinetist here. "Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’ by K Rissman, The Independent. Says female clarinet player assaulted them BS BIG TIME tinyurl.com/mv63jm6

Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 2d

Kermit, Very very clever and impactful. "I AM ANTIFA," By Kermit the Frog, from Closer to the Edge. "KERMIT: Then we call ourselves something else — FROG: Friends Resisting Oppression Gladly. Or, perhaps we start referring to ourselves as AMPHIFA." www.closertotheedge.net/p/i-am-antifa

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 2d

"The harmony of the spheres" by Aesop's Fox: A Classics Blog aesopsfox.blog/2017/11/22/t...

The harmony of the spheres

One of Pythagoras’ many fascinating theories is known as the harmony of the spheres. I remember first hearing this theory mentioned in a lecture almost twenty years ago and being utterly captivated…

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 2d

BEWARE Kratom natural OR synthesized (7-OH version 13 X's more powerful than morphine) Available @corner store in many states Psychoactive alkaloids cocktail from tropical evergreen w/2 main ingredients act as addictive stimulant & sedative! Detoxify takes $ and days tinyurl.com/mr2cwchj EpochTimes

Family Warns: Mysterious, Risky Drug Lurks at Corner Stores

A Virginia family is sounding alarms about kratom, billed as natural and safe, as FDA warns about synthesized kratom-type product known as 7-OH.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 2d

Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?
Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals. by Jonah Valdez, The Intercept. theintercept.com/2025/10/11/q...

Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?

Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 2d

Audubon's Bird Migration Explorer! It's that time of year. Some birds fly thousands of miles. Your free guide to the heroic annual journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way. explorer.audubon.org/home?layersP...

Bird Migration Explorer

The Bird Migration Explorer is your guide to the heroic annual journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing book. Read it yesterday! Highly recommend. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 3d

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month www.breastcancer.org/about-breast...

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! Boycott!

Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Trump's plan to invoke the Insurrection Act. You need to be aware of his four-point plan by ROBERT REICH Here’s the outline of Trump’s apparent plan to invoke the Insurrection Act. Its video because of its urgency, PLEASE SHARE it robertreich.substack.com/p/why-has-th...

Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Robert Reich: BIG problem 1983 US media dominated by 50 corps 2025 shrunk to 6 giant media corps 2. Ultra-wealthy individuals controlling major media biased against public’s right to know. 3: shift from stakeholder to shareholder capitalism tinyurl.com/4ydphtf6 Solution: Tax rich, use antitrust law

Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

This is hysterical! By Hank Phillippi Ryan. "The Year of The Book - Inside the Writer's Brain on their Emotional Journey to the End" in Writer's Digest. www.writersdigest.com/the-year-of-...

The Year of The Book—Inside the Writer’s Brain on Their Emotional Journey to The End

Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan shares the 30-step emotional journey of an author as they jump from book to book.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data. MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery. By Elie Dolgin in Nature. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Popular Science: Newly discovered deep-sea lanternshark glows in the waters near Australia. The tiny shark and a ghost-like crab are two of the latest species uncovered in a yearslong expedition. by Andrew Paul tinyurl.com/y27nk9nb

Newly discovered deep-sea lanternshark glows in the waters near Australia

The tiny shark and a ghost-like crab are two of the latest species uncovered in a yearslong expedition.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Chicago woman murdered by ICE!! Her attorney saw body-cam footage says it is completely different than ICE story. Video shows feds turned into her car pointed rifle sneered “Do something, bitch” Fired 5 bullets into US citizen telling neighbors ICE on prowl www.closertotheedge.net/p/release-th...

RELEASE THE VIDEO

Federal agents shot a woman five times in a South Side Chicago neighborhood and they’re still hiding the goddamn video.

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Goebbels once promised “The storm is coming” Miller’s line “We are the storm” meant to sound terrifying Landed like middle-schooler’s attempt @slam poetry He's desperate to sound menacing & plagiarizes a Nazi & sounds like the kid w/a thesaurus @ recess. tinyurl.com/3meut9fh PS: UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE!

STEPHEN MILLER’S GOEBBELS TRIBUTE ACT

The Storm, The Nothing, and the Nothing Man Behind It

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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Trump Joins the Ranks of Nobel Laureates, For contributions so bold, the truth never stood a chance. by Closer to the Edge
Oct 09, 2025 www.closertotheedge.net/p/trump-join...