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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 10h

Someone legit without any irony said in a sentence to me today "I was having a conversation with AI about it..."

We're so doomed.

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Christine Siddoway @iphigenesdream.bsky.social · 11h

Ordinarily I post links to papers that are thrilling to read. This time, a paper in Science that is very tough to read:

Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history

Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research

doi.org

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 10h

lol the only republican running and they only got 2.2% of the vote

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 12h

It is kind of amazing to see an incumbent sheriff polling at less than 16% right now.

Probably shouldn't have had 10 inmates escape from your prison I guess.

Orleans - Sheriff
Candidate Votes Percent
Michelle WoodforkDemocrat 31,722 56.90%
Edwin Mark Shorty Jr.Democrat 10,884 19.52%
Susan HutsonDemocrat 8,750 15.69%
Ernest Lee Sr.Republican 2,196 3.94%
Julian ParkerDemocrat 1,116 2.00%
Robert MurrayDemocrat 1,087 1.95%
Updated: 3 minutes ago 29% reporting

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 12h

truly the only positive outcome of so many council members running for mayor this year is... fewer incumbent council members will be returning.

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 12h

Name recognition. JP has been terrible for cyclists, that's for sure.

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 18h

lol that’s a very apt description of tenure guidelines 😅

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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 22h

Go ahead, touch the stove. I’m sure it’s fine

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 22h

I’ve been!
I made pots from local clays (from near Missoula out by greenough) when I lived there but have no record of them 😅

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 22h

I have some kaolin from NV, some scoria from NM, and some red clay that is glaze-worthy from UT on hand too, I just have to figure out how best to work with those.

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 22h

Ah it's the whiting giving it that *character*

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 22h

Something of a crazy idea I’ve had for a while - but I think I am determined to embark on a journey to create a piece of pottery from wild materials from every state (clay or glaze). Progress so far:

Map of the US with pictures of pottery in several states indicating where I have made pots of materials found in those states

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 23h

Ash and something?

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

With *maybe* one exception but he's got some other not so great attributes. The clear front runner voted to REMOVE protected bike lanes on the west bank (as did every city councilmember running) so that's a hell no from me

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

None of the candidates for mayor I'm supposed to vote for today give a shit about safe bike/pedestrian infrastructure so it's really hard to give a shit about them

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Matt vs. the relentlessness of entropy @mcs-phd.bsky.social · 1d

Paging Mike Johnson 🗣️

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

*at*

Is anyone else noticing that iPhones are changing completely correct words to other words for no reason whatsoever these days? Like, worse than usual?

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

People who bought their houses 25 years ago scoffing and how much you paid for your house is a special kind of obnoxious.

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 1d

I shit you not, this article from CNN was only 40 days ago.

"Trump demanded they prove publicly that vaccines are effective in combating Covid"

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Touch the Butt of Dracula @virginiabarksdale.bsky.social · 1d

WAHOOWA

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

As opposed to Supreme Court packed with ra[p/c]ists, a mostly nuked filibuster, a refusal to seat duly elected representatives, people being rounded up or shot by masked unidentified secret police, and complete erosion of freedom of speech and protest.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Nate @natecook.bsky.social · 1d

Kind of difficult to read this as anything other than priming the pump to justify an aggressive military response. Stay strong, stay peaceful, stay safe out there friends

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

Hope he pulls through alright! So sorry you and your family are dealing with all that. I hope it’s not a TBI and if so he’s able to get through it.

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David O @anatotitan.bsky.social · 1d

It is a daily insult to open my Adobe apps and have garbage genAI tools stuck in my face... To have this software that played a huge role in my artistic development get so deep into this vulgar tech has been really dispiriting (do not tell me to cancel, it's an employer subscription)

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

In case you’re wondering what they’re planning to use to justify murdering/imprisoning millions of Americans with…

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Riiiiight. And Donald Trump is 224 pounds.

Tweet from Right Angle News Network reads: “BREAKING - FBI Director Kash Patel has just revealed that nearly 5% of Chicago’s 2.5 million residents, approximately 110,000 people, are active gang members.” Below, Kash Patel appears on Fox News’s Hannity with an on-screen caption: “FBI Director Patel on his visit to Chicago.”

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