Elventhing
@elventhing.bsky.social
Rex Tillerson said it best. USA: anti-fascist since 1941.
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Elventhing
@elventhing.bsky.social
· Oct 23
I want to get active on BlueSky. BlueSky Algorithm: please connect me with people who are keen on discussing (in no particular order): politics, democracy, history, skiing, immigration, dance, dogs, public health, astronomy and astrophysics, technology, feminism and women, nature and humor.
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Microbiologist Alice Catherine Evans was born #OTD in 1881.
She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists.
#WomenInSTEM
She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists.
#WomenInSTEM
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Microbiologist Alice Catherine Evans was born #OTD in 1881.
She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists.
#WomenInSTEM
She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists.
#WomenInSTEM
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Thank you to all the Virginia Indivisibles who visited DC to demand our Senators get ICE Out For Good. And thank you to Indivisible NOVA West for organizing this powerful Senate day of Action. We’re grateful that our WofA members stand up for the safety of our communities every single day.
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Thank you to all the Virginia Indivisibles who visited DC to demand our Senators get ICE Out For Good. And thank you to Indivisible NOVA West for organizing this powerful Senate day of Action. We’re grateful that our WofA members stand up for the safety of our communities every single day.
"One study found that 18- to 25-year-olds alone account for 46 percent of ChatGPT use," according to an OpEd in the NY Times. Young people are growing up with AI and offloading their thinking, or so it appears to me.
January 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"One study found that 18- to 25-year-olds alone account for 46 percent of ChatGPT use," according to an OpEd in the NY Times. Young people are growing up with AI and offloading their thinking, or so it appears to me.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Today I learned that the walk-up cost for a one-day ski pass at Park City is $325 (including tax). That is absolutely insane. Anyone know what the resort with the highest walk-up price is?
January 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Today I learned that the walk-up cost for a one-day ski pass at Park City is $325 (including tax). That is absolutely insane. Anyone know what the resort with the highest walk-up price is?
The word unprecedented has lost all its power.
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The word unprecedented has lost all its power.
The Boss remains the Boss. (Words that rhyme with Minneapolis are few and far between.) Listen to "Streets of Minneapolis."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The Boss remains the Boss. (Words that rhyme with Minneapolis are few and far between.) Listen to "Streets of Minneapolis."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
No doubt driven by a Real Man.
January 29, 2026 at 4:14 AM
No doubt driven by a Real Man.
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Democrats amp up calls to ‘immediately fire’ Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti killing
www.theguardian.com
Democrats amp up calls to ‘immediately fire’ Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti killing
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January 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Democrats amp up calls to ‘immediately fire’ Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti killing
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Their numbers are growing, it appears to be completely decentralized, with people shouting out updates like “we’re needed on 4th street!” plus loud cheers when they identify someone in need of help and loud cheers when a vehicle is freed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Their numbers are growing, it appears to be completely decentralized, with people shouting out updates like “we’re needed on 4th street!” plus loud cheers when they identify someone in need of help and loud cheers when a vehicle is freed.
Oh Lord.
We are now seeing the highest gold and silver futures prices ever. This links directly to heavy speculation against the US dollar based on a sense that the US is now experiencing its worst economic misadministration in the period after World War II.
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Oh Lord.
It's time to take a stand with Presidents Obama and Clinton.
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 AM
It's time to take a stand with Presidents Obama and Clinton.
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
Impeach Kristi Noem. Stop paying for ICE to murder and terrorize Americans. Release the Epstein files.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Impeach Kristi Noem. Stop paying for ICE to murder and terrorize Americans. Release the Epstein files.
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Impeach Kristi Noem. Release the Epstein files. We won't just forget.
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Impeach Kristi Noem. Release the Epstein files. We won't just forget.
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We must stop the purchasing of our elected representatives by big money seeking favors.
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 AM
We must stop the purchasing of our elected representatives by big money seeking favors.
Minnesotans should be proud of concerted efforts like this. That's a lot of businesses!
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This is a list of businesses across Minnesota that are closing tomorrow in solidarity with the economic shutdown. Huge thanks to every one of them for stepping up. If your business is also closing, drop it below.
January 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Minnesotans should be proud of concerted efforts like this. That's a lot of businesses!
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking about a new world order in which smaller, less powerful countries stand together: "If we're not at the table, we're on the menu." The fellow diners now include the US, Russia and China. Trump has managed to push away its greatest local ally. What a waste.
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking about a new world order in which smaller, less powerful countries stand together: "If we're not at the table, we're on the menu." The fellow diners now include the US, Russia and China. Trump has managed to push away its greatest local ally. What a waste.
Does he really know what "consummated" means? 🙄
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Does he really know what "consummated" means? 🙄
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TACO Tuesdays are back. And in true Trump fashion, a day late.
January 21, 2026 at 8:26 PM
TACO Tuesdays are back. And in true Trump fashion, a day late.
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She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
She was absolutely right. And she would have been an amazing President.
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."