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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 9h

I am once again asking you to post raptors 🪶🌿

Pele, a peregrine falcon at Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka!

A closeup of a peregrine falcon’s face, photographed from the left side. A little glimmer can be seen in its eye.

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 16h

Absolutely fantastic study comparing anonymized outputs of climate analytics models.

Everyone loves to bag on flood (rightly so), but can we talk about how the spread here is "30mph breeze to Cat 5 hurricane" www.fca.org.uk/publication/... HT @ruarirhodes.bsky.social

Assessing future cyclone speeds at the same location across climate analytics vendors. For the same spot, high risk properties range from sub-tropical storm to Cat 5.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 10h

BLM plans to auction oil & gas leases in the path of Wyoming's iconic wildlife migration corridors, like these 32 parcels totaling >38,000 acres that intersect a 165-mile corridor linking mule deer winter and summer ranges.

Public comment open through November 17: eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui...

"The designated Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor, in brown, is intersected by 32 parcels totaling 38,727 acres that the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to auction during a June oil and gas lease sale." (Wyoming Outdoor Council)

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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 10h

There is no peace and national reconciliation possible in the wake of this wreckage that does not include Stephen Miller spending a significant chunk of his life behind bars for his role in these state-sanctioned crimes. It's non-negotiable.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 17h

My new op-ed is out today in TIME: Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History. It’s about the systematic assault on America’s cultural institutions—and why it matters.

Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History

"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."

time.com

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 11h

One day after US Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino was accused of violating a court order by tossing tear gas into a crowd in Chicago without justification (see below), a federal judge has ordered him to appear in court to explain his actions next Tuesday.

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 9h

We (Americans) have earned the right to take turns demolishing it ourselves with sledgehammers, pickaxes and baseball bats.

Turn it into a cathartic celebration, with musical acts and raise money for charities.
youtu.be/My2FRPA3Gf8?...

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Official Video)

YouTube video by MileyCyrusVEVO

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 10h

GASP

Screenshot of article that reads: Trump represents our University’s values and ethical convictions like no other. He has not only provided the political climate and resources for the University to turn into the empty shell that it now is, but has also given so many in our leadership the inspiration to crack down on civil and constitutional rights, attack academic freedom and turn their back on common human decency.

Screenshot of article that reads: We are denying children gender-affirming care, we made cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and we laid off relevant staff and faculty. We have proven that we have no hard moral principles and no hill on which we will die. Everything we once stood for has now melted into air and been thoughtlessly sacrificed to preserve our organization’s financial and political standing.

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 10h

He's 33 and he bashed the woman the maroon shawl in the face with a glass.

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WIRED @wired.com · 15h

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn't left.

Astronomers Have Discovered Earth's Latest Quasilunar Moon

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn't left.

wrd.cm

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17h

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 12h

My awesome psych told me I would've been a Night Watcher in an ancient tribe, after sharing my frustrations and self-criticisms of my ADD, Anxiety and Insomnia and failure to be a "Morning Person"

And now it's my mantra.
"I'm a Night Watcher" as I landscape with a headlight until 4am (last night)

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 12h

Dark Brandon is an equal opportunity titty lover

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 14h

Trump nominated a pro Jim Crow man to be the U.S. ambassador to South Africa.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. So, I transcribed some of it.

Brent Bozell is a sad excuse for a man. He should be shunned by everyone. No one should ever serve him a meal or a drink, fix his car, or mow his lawn.

[partial transcript of hearing testimony, 24 October 2025

00:50
Sen. Chris Murphy:
Would you, would you support reinstituting laws in this country to only allow white people to vote?

Leo Brent Bozell III:
Senator, I'm going to serve as ambassador to South Africa. And, I'm going to focus on that.

Sen. Chris Murphy:
You will not share your personal views on whether it is right or wrong to reinstitute discriminatory policies in this country to prevent Black people from voting?

Bozell:
Senator, my personal views are irrelevant. I am serving here to do what the president is asking me to do in South Africa

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15h

This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 16h

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 14h

Oy. -40C is an Event Horizon, where C and F agree, it's -40.
Uncontrollably shivering just imagining.

Weather, of both extremes, always fascinates me bc despite the harsh conditions "life finds a way".

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 16h

Also please spare me the "wag the dog" or "distraction from Epstein" replies here. Keep in mind war with Venezuela/greater belligerence in Latin America has been a conservative project/dream since the Bush years. Nothing exists in a vacuum.

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 16h

This means a carrier with dozens of F/A-18s and two destroyers at least, joining 3 destroyers, an ARG with a Marine unit, a cruiser, a LCS and an attack sub. PLUS! The F-35s, B-1s, B-52s, Predator drones and more already flying around the Caribbean. And a Spec Ops floating base.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 17h

U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY ORDERS DEPLOYMENT OF GERALD FORD CARRIER STRIKE GROUP TO SOUTHERN COMMAND AREA, PENTAGON SAYS

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 16h

For those curious, the city has made this letter available to the public at the bottom of this page:

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Dolan's Knicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 16h

And the failed attempt to oust Maduro during Trump 1 was a major contributor to the exodus and subsequent border crisis during the Biden years -- www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Noah Bookbinder @noahbookbinder.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: Donald Trump has taken steps to dismantle our democracy at such a dizzying pace that it's easy to lose track of them. Over time, outrageous and dangerous actions are forgotten and normalized. So @citizensforethics.org is now keeping a timeline of many of the most significant of these steps.

How President Trump is dismantling our democracy, one piece at a time - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW is tracking anti-democratic ethics, transparency and accountability actions that Trump has taken in his second term.

www.citizensforethics.org

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 15h

WTF

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 16h

Every single one of the academic and professional enablers of Bhattacharya, Makary, Prasad, and by extension RFK Jr should be asked to account for the devastating consequences of their contrarianism, their asinine epistemic overreach, their refusal to listen to disabled people/patients.

This matters because you vouched for Dr. Bhattacharya to lead the NIH. In an article titled, Restoring Trust in Public Health you and Francis Lee wrote:

If the country had had more scientific leaders like Dr. Jay Bhattacharya—and more who were willing to listen to him—our policymaking could have been based more on evidence and less on hubris. During the pandemic democracy’s “truth-seeking” institutions were infected by politics, partisanship, and dogmatism. What we need now is a strong dose of fresh thinking and institutional reform from experts prepared to challenge the reigning consensus and renew our commitment to the basic values of science and liberalism.

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 15h

As an Arizonian I'm curious what defines "real Winter" in Canada? (I'd bet it would make me cry)

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 17h

Read the analysis that made Donald Trump and Russ Vought’s head lawyer at OMB mad enough to yell at me on a Saturday

How Trump Violated the Law to Pay the Military

The president spent research and development money to pay the troops, violating appropriations law and a slew of other statutes.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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cometsncats.bsky.social @cometsncats.bsky.social · 16h

My mom's been watching a lot of Britbox so I've been greeting her with the 'ello mummy

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