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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 4h

💪 Nearly 23 hours in, Merkley isn’t filibustering for attention: he’s fighting for We the People.

From calling out Trump’s authoritarian tactics to exposing GOP attacks on healthcare and justice, he’s proving that courage doesn’t clock out.

Thank you @merkley.senate.gov

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 4h

Only a few dozen weeks since "the president will demolish the entire east wing of the white house and replace it with an illegal ballroom paid for by outright bribes extracted from big companies and billionaires" would have made you sound like a lunatic

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 4h

BREAKING: The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials, a significant expansion of President Trump's original stated plan.

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

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Gloria Miele, PhD @gloriamiele.bsky.social · 4h

The “pro life” folks sure commit a lot of murders.

Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 5h

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

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Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean
Total reported killed: 34 people
Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL
September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View
September 15, 2025 3
“in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View
September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View
October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View
October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View
October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View
October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View
October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h

The guileless, always poorly informed NYT thinks it's "changing course," but this was obviously the plan from the beginning.

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

www.nytimes.com

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Brutalismbot @brutalismbot.com · 22h

An izakaya in Nagoya, Japan r/brutalism

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

David Bowie in Japan. He's waling up some steps while wearing a long black coat and smoking a cigarette.

David Bowie in Japan. He's standing in front of a train while wearing a long light-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's riding a subway car while wearing a long dark-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's walking away from a train while wearing a long black coat, gray checked scarf, charcoal trousers, and black shoes.

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Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 1d

All these people avoiding m-dashes because “AI uses them” simply means that there’s more for me!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are escalating as the U.S. military continues attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea that it says are suspected of smuggling drugs for cartels and criminal gangs the Trump administration has labeled terrorists.

U.S. Attacks More Boats as Tensions With Venezuela Rise: What’s Happened So Far

The Trump administration is ratcheting up pressure on the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, while striking vessels that it says are trafficking drugs.

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Ben (he/him) @classicsftw.bsky.social · 13h

As we get into the part of the year with less daylight, I’d just like to say: fuck

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 13h

"His biggest scientific achievement is the discovery that light-sensitive cells in the retina unrelated to vision synchronise us to day and night. If these are lost or damaged things can get seriously out of whack..." #ipRGCs
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...

The Guardian interview with Professor Russell Foster CBE

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 13h

Russell Foster at Oxford has also said the same. I think Michael Gradisar has done some amazing work. [Video below]

The Sleep Edit @thesleepedit.bsky.social · Sep 9

Have we been pointed to the wrong villain in sleep? Is Blue Light really the main culprit? Or is it something else?

Some great work from Dr Michael Gradisar on this.

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TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 17h

Our new Body in History Network MT2025 Term Card has been released. The @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social brings together researchers across disciplines interested in the history, representation, and experience of the human body and its environments.

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 13h

Russell Foster as well. Michael Gradisar has done great work!

Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 19h

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How to thrive as an adult with ADHD | Psyche Guides

Use ‘mindful self-coaching’ to help yourself overcome everyday ADHD challenges, from procrastination to feelings of overwhelm

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 1d

ICE arrested a Chicago father whose 16-year-old daughter has Stage 4 cancer. It’s spread to her bones, and she’s undergoing aggressive treatment to try to save her life. They don’t know if she’s going to make it—and all she wants is her dad back. This is cruel, and it’s not making anyone safer.

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Psyche Magazine @psyche.co · 8d

Hard-to-diagnose illnesses aren’t ‘all in the mind’. But recognising their links to mental health can help reduce the pain

‘Invisible diseases’ burden both body and mind. Can therapy help? | Psyche Ideas

Hard-to-diagnose illnesses aren’t ‘all in the mind’. But recognising their links to mental health can help reduce the pain

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 20h

My dream is to have a sauna like this someday.

Psyche Magazine @psyche.co · 2d

This Life Story by Katja Pettinen describes what Finnish sauna culture can teach us about taking time to listen, slow down, and feel where the current pulls

Immersed in Finland’s sauna culture, I found my way home | Psyche Turning Points

Each cycle of steam and cold brought me closer to the land, my mother, and the version of myself I’d left behind

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Psyche Magazine @psyche.co · 2d

Modern life demands constant decision-making. This TED-Ed animation introduces the psychology of ‘decision fatigue’ and explains how we might approach choices with greater clarity, conserving energy for the ones that matter most

Every choice has an energy cost. Learn to manage your budget | Psyche Videos

Modern life demands constant decision-making, which can be exhausting and costly. Here’s how to manage your budget

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 20h

A welcome reprieve from politics and sleep deprivation.

Ruth Siddall @pavementgeology.bsky.social · 4d

Many thanks to @richardfisher.bsky.social for this lovely article on my #urbangeology rambles! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

'Urban geology': How to find fossils (and other discoveries) in your city's buildings

If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks.

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Dr Elena Cooper @drelenacooper.bsky.social · 3d

“The more fruitful question is not whether Woolf fits a medical category, but whether traits linked with autism shaped the originality of her vision – and what that possibility might illuminate.” ‘Why I wonder if Virginia Woolf was Autistic’, new blog on Aeon 👇

Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 5d

Whether or not Woolf would receive a diagnosis today, her traits and her way of experiencing the world contributed to the stunning uniqueness of her writing. Her stories open a window into a different kind of mind – and offer a glimpse of how an autistic person might perceive the world

Why I wonder if Virginia Woolf was autistic | Aeon Essays

Could autism explain Virginia Woolf’s unique voice? Her extraordinary eye for detail and connections suggests it might

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 21h

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Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases

The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when off...

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Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social · 21h

Fun! Trying it out now. Told my teen about it, too.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

The East Wing was first added in 1942, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, primarily to provide office space for the First Lady’s staff and to conceal a newly built underground bunker known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) during World War II.

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