Rachel K. (Tala)
@talaattanagra.bsky.social
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Here for science, nature, philosophy, mycology, history, advocacy, Afroasiatic languages, linguistics in general. Medically-retired analyst w/ MEcfs. Epicurean. Humanist. Existentialist. DMV-area forager. SCA, Atlantia. Harvard, GSE. Tinzouline ⵣ♡.
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🚫👑🪧 Bedbound folks can participate too! #MEcfs #NoKings #resist
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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I see this pattern repeated in misogyny too.
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So what do you say, J.D. Vance? You once feared Trump could be the American Adolf Hitler. But that seems to be the hope of the new generation of Republicans you’ve raised. Will you denounce this outbreak of antisemitism, racism and fascism in your party?
politico.com
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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And like — I'm an atheist now, and my Jewish upbringing wasn't wholly laudable — but I'm incredibly grateful to have been raised in an environment that ENCOURAGED me to ask questions and challenge doctrine.
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I remember conversations w/ our Rabbi on how Jews are cohesive amid external threats—how we should focus on being cohesive regardless of externalities.

Yet some of my Christian friends were actively discouraged from perceiving this phenomenon + encouraged to victimhood?

youtube.com/shorts/r75yJ...
An insider’s perspective #maga #republican #religion #politics #rightwing #god #indoctrination
YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk
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Wishing a meaningful Indigenous Peoples Day to all!

I live on land between/shared by(?): Piscataway, Susquehannock, Massawomeck, and Mannahoac nations.

Check whose land you inhabit ➡️ native-land.ca. Consider supporting that group, or getting to know them by attending any of their public events.
 A scene from the TV show *The Good Place*. In the first frame, Janet is smiling and raising her finger while saying, “Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place.” In the second frame, she continues smiling and says, “because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.” Michael looks surprised beside her, and Chidi is facing them, seen from behind.
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Wanna know who ICE is? Wanna know which companies are collaborating with them?

icelist.is
ICE List – Put ICE on ice
icelist.is
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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Paris Paloma being so very real again. Boys & men are suffering so much because of the patriarchy, and they're bringing the world down with them.

youtu.be/5NfyIpE4zaw?...
Paris Paloma - Good Boy [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Paris Paloma
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Did I mention how much I'm looking forward to this introductory #Haketia class? I'm grateful to the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages for providing this free opportunity!

#language #Langsky #morocco #ladino #spanish #hebrew #Arabic #NorthAfrica #Balkan #semitic #afroasiatic #romance
A screenshot saying: You are here: Home / Language Classes / Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages / Haketia

HAKETIA
Teacher: Dr Carlos Yebra López, Cal State
Fullerton
Class Level: Beginners
Class Schedule 2025-26: Thursdays from 17:30-
18:30 UK Time (you can check time-zone
comparisons on sites such as this one)
Class Length: 2-term class (Michaelmas Term
025-Hilary Term 2026) (Oxford dates of term
are available on the University website)

Class Description: This course will introduce
students to Haketia (Western Judeo-Spanish,
Haquetia, Jaquetia), the language of the
Western (North African) Sephardic Jews which
survives in post-vernacular fashion mainly in
Morocco, Spanish Africa (Ceuta, Melilla),
Venezuela and Israel. Students Will acquire basic
<nowledge of the grammar, syntax and lexicon
of the language through reading and listening to
selections from the rich culture of Western
Sephardic Jews across Morocco, Spanish Africa
and beyond.
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3/3
• Moral Judgments as Educated Intuitions - Sauer, Hanno

• An Introduction to the Cognitive Science of Religion: Connecting Evolution, Brain, Cognition and Culture - White, Claire

• Elements of Moral Cognition - Mikhail, John

• Morality for Humans - Johnson, Mark
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2/3
• Moral Psychology, The Evolution of Morality: Adaptations and Innateness, Vol. 1 - Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter

• Moral Psychology, The Evolution of Morality: Adaptations and Innateness, Vol. 2 - Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter

• Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition - Churchland, Patricia S.
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1/3 #philsky Thanks, Dan! Now I have a whole new reading list for studying moral #philosophy!

• The Moral Brain: Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspects of Morality - Springer Publishing

• Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality - Narvaez, Darcia
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Happy #caturday from Tendi!

She found her place in the sun on top of my new mushroom blanket. #LittleThings #cat
A gray cat with yellow eyes sitting in a Sunbeam on top of a gray blanket with mushroom patterns all over it.
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Went out for a quick hike today, and found these beautiful mycena.

#FungiFriends 🍄📸 #DisabledForager #fungi #nature #mushroom #LittleThings
The underside of four mushrooms, showing the light streaming through their gills. They are attached to a brown gray log and in the background is a light sky and sparse tree canopy.
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parkroseperma.bsky.social
Can someone explain to me how Tr*mp declaring war on American cities and saying he will use American civilians as targets for military training vibes with Article 3 Section III of the US Constitution?
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Last cukes of the season, but the mint & chard is still going strong.

#UrbanGarden #ContainerGarden #DisablefGardener #nature #garden #veggies
A brown wooden round table with a pile of green mint, two cucumbers, some basil leaves, and a bunch of Swiss chard on top of it.
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Happy Autumn Equinox, and L’shana tova u'metuka! 🍂🍎🍯

#Fall #equinox #seasons #abundance #LettingGo #preparing #life #cycles #abundance #NewYear #RoshHashanah
A glass white pumpkin with a green stem next to a red pomegranate. They are nestled into a bed of turkey tail mushrooms and yellow and brown acorns.
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I couldn't help but reflect her light here too ✨
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I feel very fortunate to be in a state that's joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

Bc we deserve more than the unscientific, dangerous bullshit being peddled by Secretary Brainworm and his Fascist CDC.

marylandmatters.org/2025/09/18/m...

#maryland #healthcare #vaccines #science
Map of the United States highlighting two regional health alliances. Ten Northeast states in blue form the "Northeast Public Health Collaborative," and four West Coast states in green form the "West Coast Health Alliance." The text at the top reads, "10 Northeast States Launch Regional Public Health Alliance." A caption at the bottom says, "The new coalition will develop evidence-based vaccine recommendations and coordinate on disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness."
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Found a Dyer's Polypore today in Frederick MD. I'm letting it get bigger before I go back to harvest it. Then, it'll be my next dyeing experiment!

🍄📸 #FungiFriends #fungi #nature #dyeing #ArtsAndCrafts #ArtsAndSciences #foraging #DisabledForager
A collage of two photos. On the right is a brown fuzzy, fan shaped mushroom with a white rim sitting on dead wood. On the left is a white page from a book. It is directions for how to prepare the mushroom for dyeing. The colors range from olive green to orange to coral to yellow to goldenrod.
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Still doesn't seem relevant to my post.