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M. Barnes
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Engineering Redshirt. 3D printing newbie. Video gamer and occasional crocheter.
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Our newly opened faculty position now has a flyer that'll be shared at the AGU Fall Meeting next week and the AMS Annual Meeting next month. Please share with your networks!

This QR code links to the position details: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Fresh Fresh pots from the kiln! 🔥 should go online tomorrow last batch of 2025
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Immigration judges are "pretermitting" huge swathes of asylum claims on the grounds that the person can be deported to a third country instead — one of the explicit statutory grounds for denying the right to apply for asylum.

This is now happening at large scale nationwide.
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Assuming they are in fact calibrated correctly, which seems to be a significant problem.

www.fox5atlanta.com/news/speed-c...
More speed camera trouble: FOX 5 I-Team investigation finds another 6K erroneous tickets
Thousands of ticketed drivers may be getting their money back, after an investigation by the FOX 5 I-Team found tickets generated by automated school zone cameras in Riverdale used the wrong speed lim...
www.fox5atlanta.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Very sorry to hear of the death of Stanley Baxter - a giant of Scottish entertainment. He brought incredible joy to generations. My sympathy to his family.
Comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99
Baxter, who was born in Glasgow, was one of the biggest stars on British television for several decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The disappearing diversity programs at Johns Hopkins University
The disappearing diversity programs at Johns Hopkins University
Under Donald Trump, Johns Hopkins University has changed policies and scaled back its diversity office.
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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People with no criminal records now make up the largest group in ICE detention.

They’re also holding children for longer than twenty days after ripping them away from their families.

They’re deporting people in persistent vegetative states.

They’re committing crimes against humanity.
December 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Trump says he loves coal miners. His administration is killing them.

A life-saving silica exposure rule meant to curb the black lung crisis in Appalachia is now effectively dead.

@kimkelly.bsky.social reports on this latest betrayal.
The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.
inthesetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Really useful analysis of data to show how many people are going to ICE detention from local jails. These arrests are less visible to the public - as compared to raids or street arrests -- so we don't see the full scope.
From @prisonpolicy.org: New analysis of government data from ICE via the Deportation Data Project shows federal agents reliant on local jails and police to reach their arrest numbers.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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time is running out to get an adorable handmade crocheted plushy, bag, or hair accessory for the holiday, made by my very talented nibling!
www.etsy.com/shop/FiberAr...
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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put these in!
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Republicans gave $132 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% in 2027.

With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Monaghan regional newspaper The Northern Standard to cease operations after 186 years
Monaghan regional newspaper The Northern Standard to cease operations after 186 years
Last editor of family-owned newspaper says closure will leave ‘void’ in the community it served for almost two centuries
www.irishtimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I'm really hoping I can find homes for these two tonight, that would get me a good chunk of the way towards December rent.

Who wants their very own ocean?
2 brand new brilliant blue labradorite pendants, just listed and looking for homes:

oishiny.etsy.com

Free international shipping included.

If you're in Canada or the US please get your orders in by Thursday night to go out Friday 12th.

#Handmade #ShopIndie
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House

support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!

www.badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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please buy The Originalism Trap--my writing is better, my analysis is sharper, and I have never been professionally or personally involved with RFK Jr

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
bookshop.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Today, members of the House will vote on a dangerous bill that will expand government censorship under the guise of protecting youth online.

Tell your representative to protect the First Amendment and vote NO.
Censorship Does Not Keep Kids Safe
KOSA is an alarming bill that would enable censorship and violate young people’s First Amendment right to freely access information. We must call on Congress to act now and protect free speech online.
action.aclu.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"Why must the good die young?!"

As someone who grew up watching "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron" almost every day as a kid, the death of voice actor Jeff Garcia felt like a stab to the heart.

#RIP #RIPJeffGarcia #Sheen #JimmyNeutron #art #fanart
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.

The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.

Below is the full, mind-blowing list.

🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨

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December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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🎅🎅- EMERGENCY XMAS COMMISSIONS -🎅🎅
End of year period is coming and I'm dangerously low on money with a few slots to fill!
For $150 you get:
🩻- A 3d Model of your character!
🦴- Body Rig + Pose
📸- Your OCs portrait in Nechromia
🗝️- A steam key
Just send me a message! ^_^
Reposts are appreciated 🖤🖤🖤
December 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Time is owned by Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, which is currently trying to sell its AI tool to ICE in order to triple their recruitment. just a thing I think about sometimes while I’m at work, implementing his product for nonprofits.
Time Magazine puts the "architects of AI" on its Person of the Year cover time.com/7339685/pers...
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM