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Doctor Science ❌👑#NoKings2 Oct18

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Doctor Science ❌👑#NoKings2 Oct18 @doctorscience.bsky.social · Jun 6

New pinned 📌 post:
To get pictures of my cat, press 👉 #Purrcy 👈.
To get my liveblog of the latest @indivisible.org weekly update, press 👉 #WhatsThePlan 👈, choose "See #WhatsThePlan posts by user", then click the "latest" column.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 6h

there's a real movement among Ds where the center of the party is shifting on this issue. (Jerry Nadler, too.) that seems a lot more promising to me long term (or short term) than infighting among Nazi assholes.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 6h

Like, Dick Durbin—a longtime centrist D zionist—was the first senator to call for a ceasefire and has been voting with Sanders against weapons to Israel.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 6h

saw someone arguing that MTG's anti Israel noises suggest that she's a more reliable moral voice longterm than most centrist Ds, and...like, people really need to acknowledge just how antisemitic she is and what role that plays in her approach to Israel policy. 1

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Astronomy and Beer @astronomyandbeer.bsky.social · 4h

First narrowband image: The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula.

25 hours of integration in the Hubble SHO palette using 6nm filters.

This one taught me how patient you have to be to see color in hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen — but when it works, it really works.

#Astrophotography #photography #bluesky #beer

A high-resolution astrophotograph of the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, a vast column of cosmic gas and dust set against a deep star field in the constellation Cepheus. The central “trunk” curves gracefully upward like a celestial tornado, glowing in intricate shades of gold, green, and blue — the result of mapping sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen emissions into the Hubble SHO color palette. Wisps of illuminated gas stream away from the trunk’s rim, sculpted by intense ultraviolet radiation from massive young stars nearby. Fainter tendrils and filaments of dust fan outward into the surrounding nebula, giving the impression of motion frozen in time. Tiny pinpoints of starlight pepper the background — some crisp and brilliant, others faint and ghostly, scattered across the dark expanse of interstellar space. The entire scene feels alive, like a galactic storm caught mid-creation, revealing both the power and elegance of star formation nearly 2,400 light-years from Earth.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 6h

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 3h

Heidegger, Pound, Webern, Jung all supported the Nazis.

fascism is a moral error, not an intellectual one. being educated isn't a prophylactic.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 6h

Most of these people are deeply trained, or at least highly educated, in humanities. Knowing isn’t being.

brasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 12h

Anyone who claims that Silicon Valley would be better with more humanities education has to grapple with the fact that Peter Thiel was a philosophy major.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.bsky.social · 3h

Last sonnet of this set. I hope! www.patreon.com/posts/141003...

More Sonnet | Jo Walton

Get more from Jo Walton on Patreon

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 3h

This is why the costumes are honestly brilliant. Ngo, who has never said a truthful thing in his entire life (remember the concrete milkshake?) now has to convince people inflatable Sesame Street and animal costumes are violent terrorists.

Sometimes you just need an image too silly to demonize.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 5h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 4h

I predict that in a few years, the establishment Jewish orgs that went after Mamdani as a horrible antisemite will regret it, because it won’t change the fact Americans are becoming increasingly anti-Israel, and the alternatives for anti-Israel politicians in the US include many actual antisemites.

Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 10h

Zohran is speaking at my synagogue. These folks are outside.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4h

You all are so relentlessly insufferable. (not Kevin)

STOP GATEKEEPING PROTEST

THATS NOT HOW PROTEST WORKS

THE MORE PROTEST THE BETTER

THE MORE KINDS OF PROTEST THE BETTER

the same people screaming “do something!” also screaming “not like that!”

Y’all are shooting yourselves in the foot.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

So you want to fight fascism with frogs? Please let me introduce you to @figmentpudding.com, a great proprietor of the best kind of froggy goods.

I recommend this glorious sticker for starters. share.google/eqiQRCy8EyLI...

Rocky Horror Lips Logo Frog Vinyl Sticker OR Magnet — figmentpudding

A vinyl sticker of a leggy tall frog friend cosplaying as the one and only statuesque Frank-n-furter and posing in the classic lips from Rocky Horror. Original art by figmentpudding. Buy it here!

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 5h

I love how optimistic Windows 10 is that I'm going to buy an entirely new computer if they keep yelling at me that my current one doesn't meet Windows 11's standards. lol

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 4h

PALATE CLEANSER

Fluffy gray tabby perched on the back of the couch, watching the rain through a window.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 5h

An entire family is posing in front of a colourful wall for a picture, wearing their best clothes.
Dad's relaxed.
Mum's regal.
Big Brother is VERY serious.
Big Sister striking a pose.
And Youngest Small Human is... investigating the contents of his belly button.
(Photographer grinning.) (4)

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 5h

🧵Spotted at a Diwali Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A tiny human (1 and a bit?) in a sparkly red dress is tottering along while holding Grandma's hand. She's a little bit wobbly but Grandma's keeping her steady. Tiny bells around Tiny Human's ankles tinkling joyfully as she goes. (1)

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Veronica @veronicaf.bsky.social · 4h

Sabine and Meg are finally symptom free and allowed out of their crate! Sabine has celebrated by running around smacking everyone.

A small black cat with a white splash under her chin. She's laying on a blue covered couch, and has gold eyes. She's ready to start running and whapping at any second.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 6h

Scent of a Woman, for example. that guy was a sexist asshole.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 7h

Garlic Bread and Roses 🏴 @aceanarchist.bsky.social · 10h

Here is an excellent guide by @crimethinc.com about wearing goggles and masks to demonstrations. crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a...

A Demonstrator’s Guide to Gas Masks and Goggles

Everything you need to know to choose the right gas mask or goggles to protect your eyes and lungs from chemical agents and projectiles.

crimethinc.com

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 10h

No. No. No.

(Nothing against Steven, I used to do this too until I learned that it was a bad idea.)

Swim goggles hit by a projectile (like a tear gas canister or pepper ball) can direct force to the area around your eyeball and pop it out of your skull.

NOT desirable.

Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 11h

Pro tip to reporters and protesters: always have swim goggles in your pockets or bags. They’re small, $10 and if tear gas is used, slip them on & no matter how much you cough, you’ll still be able to SEE without burning eyes.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 6h

lol liars, every one. Chicago cops threatened to quit if Brandon Johnson was elected mayor. Police union leader LITERALLY threatened "blood in the streets," saying between 800 to 1,000 would walk.

Guess what never happened.

And even if they'd made good on that threat... OK??? BYE????

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
"
Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 6h

I do love whenever I can see Brown Creepers' face head-on, they're such goofy and wonderful friends!

#birds

Two photos of the same Brown Creeper, a mousy flat bird with brown speckles on the back that make it blend in very well with the bark it climbs, white on the throat and belly, and a thin down-curved beak. In this photo the bird is seen from below, as it clings to a large branch, so you can see its face. It looks almost cross-eyed as its thin face converges on its little beak. Precious.

Same bird, now seen from the back as it clings to a fork in a tree branch, claws barely holding on, beak and face curved around the branch to scan for food.

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Veronica @veronicaf.bsky.social · 6h

Cosette is a fancy Giant Eared Kitten.

I think her ears might be growing faster than the rest of her.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

Earlier this year, I interviewed Jacob Hurwitz, co-founder of American Trench. They mostly sell directly to consumers. To pay for the marketing, packaging, customer service, and other costs associated with retailing, Hurwitz says direct-to-consumer fashion models have to mark-up at least 3x.

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