Amers
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Cats, dogs, dinos. Buckeye in Texas. Tired but still fighting. #AdoptDontShop #UglyDogs
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Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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Curzon is missing. I let him out back to do his business and he just disappeared. I've looked and I haven't found them. Anybody if you're in the Potomac/ Bethesda area please keep an eye out.
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Curzon is missing. I let him out back to do his business and he just disappeared. I've looked and I haven't found them. Anybody if you're in the Potomac/ Bethesda area please keep an eye out.
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ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
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Will add to this, if you live in Texas, you can get a library card for ebooks and audiobooks from the Houston Public Library for *free*.
Here is a list (updated Oct 2025) of libraries who offer cards to non-residents.
I checked my library (non-resident cards available) and 2 of Krista's books are available as an ebook.
And if the library doesn't have the book you want, you can request they acquire it!
I checked my library (non-resident cards available) and 2 of Krista's books are available as an ebook.
And if the library doesn't have the book you want, you can request they acquire it!
Libraries for Non-Residents: Hacks Every Reader Needs
Resources to expand library access to those who don't have it -- your guide to libraries for non-residents and digital libraries with non-resident borrowing privileges.
www.9thstreetbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Will add to this, if you live in Texas, you can get a library card for ebooks and audiobooks from the Houston Public Library for *free*.
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TIMELINE CLEANSE
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
TIMELINE CLEANSE
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I sort of read this one accidentally. It’s as bad as I feared but couldn’t look away
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If "Monica" (hemorrhaging w/ placenta previa at 20 wks) had access to a D&E, she would've been able to consider a vaginal birth in future pregnancies.
Not only did she suffer a dangerous complication, but her entire reproductive future has changed.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
If "Monica" (hemorrhaging w/ placenta previa at 20 wks) had access to a D&E, she would've been able to consider a vaginal birth in future pregnancies.
Not only did she suffer a dangerous complication, but her entire reproductive future has changed.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | From Opt-Out to Opt-In: A Dangerous Shift for Abortion Training
This proposed change would worsen the maternal health crisis
www.medpagetoday.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I sort of read this one accidentally. It’s as bad as I feared but couldn’t look away
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It’s really too bad that SCOTUS’s central project over the past 30 years has been interpreting the Bill of Rights as restrictively as possible (except for guns) bc by god what if The People had too much dadgum freedom, how would the government function
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It’s really too bad that SCOTUS’s central project over the past 30 years has been interpreting the Bill of Rights as restrictively as possible (except for guns) bc by god what if The People had too much dadgum freedom, how would the government function
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Fun fact: over 20 years ago, Charles Rossotti--then IRS commissioner--estimated that the average American was paying an involuntary, undisclosed 15% surcharge on their income taxes because the ultra-rich were engaging in mass tax avoidance like this.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
For more on IRS: The agency is run by people who personally benefit from reversing IRS positions on tax enforcement, and have fired a huge chunk of its tax enforcement staff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fun fact: over 20 years ago, Charles Rossotti--then IRS commissioner--estimated that the average American was paying an involuntary, undisclosed 15% surcharge on their income taxes because the ultra-rich were engaging in mass tax avoidance like this.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
Imagine how much higher that surcharge is now.
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Looks useful, but they may not cover an important topic: if you need a #map for your book, where do you go? Many authors, faced with that question, have no idea where to start.
If that’s you, I can help! I draw maps for a living, and specialize in maps for academic books.
surprisedeelmaps.com
If that’s you, I can help! I draw maps for a living, and specialize in maps for academic books.
surprisedeelmaps.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Looks useful, but they may not cover an important topic: if you need a #map for your book, where do you go? Many authors, faced with that question, have no idea where to start.
If that’s you, I can help! I draw maps for a living, and specialize in maps for academic books.
surprisedeelmaps.com
If that’s you, I can help! I draw maps for a living, and specialize in maps for academic books.
surprisedeelmaps.com
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What better way to make an exciting announcement than with a #PuppyCart?
Jackson, Rory, Ruffus and Lane want to share that NHS was voted the first place winner of Best of Omaha's Pet Adoption category!
Let's celebrate by finding these sweet pups their forever homes today! 💜🐶
Jackson, Rory, Ruffus and Lane want to share that NHS was voted the first place winner of Best of Omaha's Pet Adoption category!
Let's celebrate by finding these sweet pups their forever homes today! 💜🐶
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What better way to make an exciting announcement than with a #PuppyCart?
Jackson, Rory, Ruffus and Lane want to share that NHS was voted the first place winner of Best of Omaha's Pet Adoption category!
Let's celebrate by finding these sweet pups their forever homes today! 💜🐶
Jackson, Rory, Ruffus and Lane want to share that NHS was voted the first place winner of Best of Omaha's Pet Adoption category!
Let's celebrate by finding these sweet pups their forever homes today! 💜🐶
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one thing i have not seen enough of is your dogs and cats tbh
While we wait for results, here is Max resting from the exertion of being so adorable.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
one thing i have not seen enough of is your dogs and cats tbh
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It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
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any body see some good dogs in costumes visit for trick or treating
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
any body see some good dogs in costumes visit for trick or treating
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Folks, this is not normal! NC GOP Communications Director Matt Mercer threatens @propublica.org with retaliation from Trump if they publish a profile on Republican Chief Justice Paul Newby.
Only one thing left do now. Read the article 👇
Only one thing left do now. Read the article 👇
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Folks, this is not normal! NC GOP Communications Director Matt Mercer threatens @propublica.org with retaliation from Trump if they publish a profile on Republican Chief Justice Paul Newby.
Only one thing left do now. Read the article 👇
Only one thing left do now. Read the article 👇
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
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The Inspector General system is basically broken now. Most IGs have been fired, most positions remain vacant. Those who remain or would take the job pose no risk to holding the regime accountable.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Inspector General system is basically broken now. Most IGs have been fired, most positions remain vacant. Those who remain or would take the job pose no risk to holding the regime accountable.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
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Leap says thank you all for the kindest words on her pub day!!!
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Leap says thank you all for the kindest words on her pub day!!!
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Green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds, thanks to decades of protection, turtle-safe fishing, and community-led conservation.
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Green sea turtle saved from extinction in major conservation victory - Oceanographic
The green sea turtle has been rescued from extinction thanks to forty years of conservation and protection efforts, the IUCN has said.
buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds, thanks to decades of protection, turtle-safe fishing, and community-led conservation.
buff.ly/sbvCO4v
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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No mention at all of the fact that Trump doesn't have the legal authority to do this, that plans haven't even been reviewed (because the office is closed for the government shutdown), that the size and cost estimates keep changing, etc., etc.
Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
No mention at all of the fact that Trump doesn't have the legal authority to do this, that plans haven't even been reviewed (because the office is closed for the government shutdown), that the size and cost estimates keep changing, etc., etc.
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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Hope folks feel less alone today, that people join with others to take further and deeper actions, and that everyone fights like hell to protect those most vulnerable to this regime.
October 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hope folks feel less alone today, that people join with others to take further and deeper actions, and that everyone fights like hell to protect those most vulnerable to this regime.
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I threw together some links on the blog for different ways to send support. It's haphazard as info is still coming in from so many places, but I've linked to both ADN and Alaska Public Media's lists of organizations, plus added a few that they didn't* list.
tonichelle.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...
tonichelle.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...
How to help support communities of Western Alaska
Reitter's Block focuses on the sport of dog mushing, centered mainly in Alaska.
tonichelle.blogspot.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I threw together some links on the blog for different ways to send support. It's haphazard as info is still coming in from so many places, but I've linked to both ADN and Alaska Public Media's lists of organizations, plus added a few that they didn't* list.
tonichelle.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...
tonichelle.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...
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Sunday reading:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly
Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy
steady.page
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sunday reading:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece: