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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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Nick B. (He/Him) @psychnick.bsky.social · 22h

They won't disclose the nature of the data accessed, won't disclose the nation-state responsible, and got permission from the DOJ to not make disclosures until they wanted to. Given the current state of the DOJ, this seems a bit funny to me.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Nick B. (He/Him) @psychnick.bsky.social · 7d

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 8d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 9d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 9d

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons

Sign up for our humor newsletter to get Daily Cartoons delivered to your inbox: nyer.cm/0EivDaD

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 9d

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10d

Stoner Architect Drafts All-Foyer Mansion https://theonion.com/stoner-architect-drafts-all-foyer-mansion-1819565679/

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Science Magazine @science.org · 11d

A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.

Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ

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Nick B. (He/Him) @psychnick.bsky.social · 11d

I am a psychology student and reallu want to look at ants through the lens of superorganisms as distributed cognition, and this video was one of the many reasons. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much of an appetite for that in academia. They are fascinating creatures.

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Nick B. (He/Him) @psychnick.bsky.social · 11d

It looks like the drawing version of lacework. Extremely delicate and fine.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 15d

The ruling itself is remarkable, but it closes with something I've never seen: a 12-page assessment of Trump himself as an ignorant bully, braggart and threat to free speech and the republic writ-large. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sean for Congress (VA-01) @subletteweather.com · 17d

60 seconds on weather, government, and the looming shutdown.

And a special nod to my colleagues working in the public weather sector who are not allowed to speak up.

This is the fault of the GOP.
Full stop.

Share and join us:
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Nick B. (He/Him) @psychnick.bsky.social · 17d

Just like sunflowers!
Why Scientists Plant Sunflowers After Nuclear Disasters | IFLScience share.google/Q4HIsDvbE1pl...

Why Scientists Plant Sunflowers After Nuclear Disasters

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Nick B. (He/Him) @psychnick.bsky.social · 18d

Hey All, I thought I would share a gem I found on YouTube; Her name is Dr. Heather Cox Richardson. She always has something worth watching.
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Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson is a political historian who uses facts and history to make observations about contemporary American politics. She has written about the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Ag...

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 18d

THE HILL
Opinion
Opinion - Kamala's newest lie:
Trump will send the army after you
Derek Hunter, Opinion Contributor
Wed, October 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT • 4 min read

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19d

Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday by federal agents. The reason for his detention was not clear, according to the school district.

Roberts’ whereabouts are also, alarmingly, unclear. trib.al/whQu81b

ICE Just Detained the Superintendent of Iowa’s Largest School District

It’s still not clear why Dr. Ian Roberts was detained—or where he currently is.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21d

Chobani is facing a boycott after announcing a partnership with Planet Harvest, a company co-founded by Ivanka Trump.
#BoycottChobani
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