Dani Long (she/they)
daniklong.bsky.social
Dani Long (she/they)
@daniklong.bsky.social
Recovering archaeologist. #grinnell #covidconscious #disability #museum #wildlifeart
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In the President Harris timeline, we all have fun plans for the weekend that don’t include hoarding coffee or medicine.
April 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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These are Fort Campbell-based 101st Airborne Division soldiers escorting the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Fort Campbell is erasing *its own* history.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Seems like too many people are talking about the price of eggs being high and too few are talking about how so many people live so close to the edge in the U.S. that an increase of $3.00 is enough to destabilize our country.
February 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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@jackiekashian.bsky.social has a podcast called Dorkforest that has very similar vibes.
February 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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A reminder to people that independent bookshops that are coming to here from Twitter are taking a financial risk as that social media outlet is a major factor in marketing and getting sales.
November 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit
February 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I got an MMR booster yesterday. It was ouchier than a flu shot, my arm ached a bit last night, but this AM, I feel fine, and no shoulder pain. Hubs is going in this AM. Please get a booster if you are mid 30s+, they did not give Xenennials and older boosters.
According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...
Hundreds of people feared infected with measles in Texas
The outbreak of measles in a small West Texas community may be worse than officials originally thought. They are scrambling to promote vaccinations.
www.chron.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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learn about the Black Panther Party free breakfast program

learn about the Zapatista uprising

learn about Jane

learn about the Kensington Welfare Rights Union

learn about STAR

learn about Act Up

learn about the Battle of Blair Mountain

learn about the Spanish Civil War

we are not the first
February 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA

7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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People shocked by this statement are likening it to one made by fascist dictators. It's worse: this is the self-justfication used by terrorists everywhere
February 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.

The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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This seems like learned helplessness.
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Here’s some positive H5N1 news for a change: conditional approval for poultry vaccines made by Zoetis for chickens.

Why didn’t we do this sooner? The answer is more complex than you might think.

www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu
The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks
www.science.org
February 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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When we get to write Constitution 2 may I suggest that the amendment abolishing slavery actually abolishes slavery this time?
February 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Too many people on here seem to believe there are exactly two kinds of Americans: ardent politically-obsessed Bluesky users, and frothing MAGA cultists.

There are a LOT of people in this country who *just don’t pay a lot of attention one way or another*.

And we absolutely can reach them.
February 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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February 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Join ST. Louis for a NOT MY PRESIDENT President's Day Protest
Monday, February 17, 11:30 am-1:00 pm
It's time to rise up against the tyranny that Trump & Elon Musk are forcing upon our country. We have days to stop them. The protest is in the vicinity of a Tesla Store
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February 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Watson reminds you to relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and take some slow, deep breaths. Take a break from scrolling, and have a glass of water.

You are loved.
You are enough.
You matter.
February 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Just a reminder that Germany was the center of scientific progress until the Nazis suppressed, drove away, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists.
February 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM