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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 4h

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 4h

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 3d

Return to the faith: ed is the one true editor.

(seriously though, emacs)

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

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 4d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 4d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 4d

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 4d

Unsolicited Mick pic

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 4d

Johns Hopkins professor wins $800,000 ‘Genius’ grant for her research on saving democracy

Johns Hopkins professor wins $800,000 ‘Genius’ grant for her research

Political scientist Hahrie Han has spent decades answering questions about political organizing, collective action and democracy. Her work has earned her one of the country’s most prestigious awards:...

buff.ly

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Michael Kinyon @profkinyon.bsky.social · 5d

I just learned a little bit about iatromathematics and now I feel like I should lie down for a little while.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatroma...

Iatromathematicians - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 6d

Sure thing

I should have added that at the same time I posted that I bought the first volume!

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 6d

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 6d

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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J Bean @jbeanz120.bsky.social · 7d

"Also, prepare to tremble before the awesome power of our frog."

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 10d

wizard frog is insane

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

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SilverMoon FAFO 💙🦋💙 @silvermoonfafo.bsky.social · 7d

The Antiphibian of Portland is gearing up to be an iconic symbol of resistance

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Peter Rowlett @peterrowlett.net · 6d

When I woke, my son greeted me with a proposed counterexample to the Four Colour Theorem. He said he’d woken with the idea.

1/2 #tmwyk

A big outer green region. Inside this effectively a line of squares: brown, blue, then one that’s vertically separated half grey, half dark green, then brown, then blue.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 7d

It didn’t happen to me, but I got to watch The Last Good Thing to Happen on Twitter unfold for @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social back in 2023
amalelmohtar.com/letter-of-ne...

The Twelve Days of Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood

Dear Friends, Previously, on Amal Content: A lot has happened since then. I truly struggle with how to talk about the past 12 days, during which a viral tweet from an anime fan account with an exce...

amalelmohtar.com

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 6d

here's the US link

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 9d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 8d

this is so hard to remember online, which is wild because the ratio is still in favor of non assholes - but 2 out of 100 would still be orders of magnitude more assholes online than in person, which is a difference difficult for our brains not to pick up on

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 8d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you!

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