Messier Object 44
@messierobject44.bsky.social
The Beehive Cluster is painting for a living, datamining, biochar, building soil and neighborhoods remember it's a community not a club
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saw another video recommended in replies, but @bennjordan.bsky.social has also done several good works on the use of and defence against LRADs before. would recommend. youtu.be/3sqIvak-4Ek
LRADs and Sound Cannons Are NOT Safe. Here's How To Minimize Their Effects.
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
saw another video recommended in replies, but @bennjordan.bsky.social has also done several good works on the use of and defence against LRADs before. would recommend. youtu.be/3sqIvak-4Ek
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I keep thinking about some meme from a while ago that said (paraphrasing) "The average Dem congressperson is saying 'we must work across the aisle with Republicans to find a solution' while normie lib Linda from Accounting is all 'I'm ready to meet God, are you officer?'"
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I keep thinking about some meme from a while ago that said (paraphrasing) "The average Dem congressperson is saying 'we must work across the aisle with Republicans to find a solution' while normie lib Linda from Accounting is all 'I'm ready to meet God, are you officer?'"
Ready, set, SNOW
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Ready, set, SNOW
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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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Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
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US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.
US, Russia envoys meet in Davos as Ukraine reconstruction plan postponed
US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.
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Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
Acting Field Director David Easterwood. Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
That pastor? His name is Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
That pastor? His name is Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Acting Field Director David Easterwood. Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
That pastor? His name is Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
That pastor? His name is Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
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We went down a rabbit hole yesterday, finding all the episodes we have recorded on @nationaltrust.org.uk 'always open' land. There are more than we thought.
Here's a link to them as well as the brilliant Open Data map where you can explore locations for yourself.
Here's a link to them as well as the brilliant Open Data map where you can explore locations for yourself.
Episodes recorded in National Trust quiet places
Explore episodes recorded at various locations in England on National Trust land
radiolento.wordpress.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:43 AM
We went down a rabbit hole yesterday, finding all the episodes we have recorded on @nationaltrust.org.uk 'always open' land. There are more than we thought.
Here's a link to them as well as the brilliant Open Data map where you can explore locations for yourself.
Here's a link to them as well as the brilliant Open Data map where you can explore locations for yourself.
I just submitted to present at #ATmosphereConf
The greatest threat to platforms are users (and those who would exploit them). Time for a business model that makes Living INCOME (not wage) its product, and employees and their families its customer base.
#StandardDistributionInc
The greatest threat to platforms are users (and those who would exploit them). Time for a business model that makes Living INCOME (not wage) its product, and employees and their families its customer base.
#StandardDistributionInc
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I just submitted to present at #ATmosphereConf
The greatest threat to platforms are users (and those who would exploit them). Time for a business model that makes Living INCOME (not wage) its product, and employees and their families its customer base.
#StandardDistributionInc
The greatest threat to platforms are users (and those who would exploit them). Time for a business model that makes Living INCOME (not wage) its product, and employees and their families its customer base.
#StandardDistributionInc
Sadly my invites keep getting lost in the mail.
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Sadly my invites keep getting lost in the mail.
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There's actually a more recent historical framework for this exact argument than Roman law. But Vermeule chose not to cite the "Subjects and Citizens" chapter of Hitler's Mein Kampf for some reason!
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There's actually a more recent historical framework for this exact argument than Roman law. But Vermeule chose not to cite the "Subjects and Citizens" chapter of Hitler's Mein Kampf for some reason!
Christmas Eve hike, as is traditional, in our new winter coat. Bonus, it's been snowing for 24 hours now.
December 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Christmas Eve hike, as is traditional, in our new winter coat. Bonus, it's been snowing for 24 hours now.
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Some people are getting an error message trying to download the new Epstein photos from the @oversightdemocrats.house.gov Dropbox link.
I downloaded the files before it was overloaded, so I've uploaded them to the Internet Archive if you're having the same problem accessing them:
I downloaded the files before it was overloaded, so I've uploaded them to the Internet Archive if you're having the same problem accessing them:
93 photos released from the Jeffrey Epstein estate (Dec. 12, 2025) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Photos originally hosted here:...
archive.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Some people are getting an error message trying to download the new Epstein photos from the @oversightdemocrats.house.gov Dropbox link.
I downloaded the files before it was overloaded, so I've uploaded them to the Internet Archive if you're having the same problem accessing them:
I downloaded the files before it was overloaded, so I've uploaded them to the Internet Archive if you're having the same problem accessing them:
My mother was functionally illiterate, nearly unintelligible due to a lifetime of rural dentistry, legally blind and mean as a snake. AI should repent of the very thought of reproducing this woman in any form.
Now, a seven volume manga series about her adventures in the Underworld, that I could see
Now, a seven volume manga series about her adventures in the Underworld, that I could see
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My mother was functionally illiterate, nearly unintelligible due to a lifetime of rural dentistry, legally blind and mean as a snake. AI should repent of the very thought of reproducing this woman in any form.
Now, a seven volume manga series about her adventures in the Underworld, that I could see
Now, a seven volume manga series about her adventures in the Underworld, that I could see
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If this moved you in any way, please call your reps and demand they reject the KOSA and SCREEN Acts plus the other bills bundled into the Online Safety package! It's going to make it exponentially harder for sex workers and nsfw artists like myself to earn a living.
bsky.app/profile/dies...
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#SaveSpeech
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total
You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP
The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
Please call DAILY
December 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
If this moved you in any way, please call your reps and demand they reject the KOSA and SCREEN Acts plus the other bills bundled into the Online Safety package! It's going to make it exponentially harder for sex workers and nsfw artists like myself to earn a living.
bsky.app/profile/dies...
bsky.app/profile/dies...
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I wrote up a big piece of political analytics at Expecting Goals talking about the 2025 New York City election, how Zohran won and why this election is an unexpectedly useful data point for thinking about national politics www.expectinggoals.com/p/how-zohran...
How Zohran Mamdani Won, and What the 2025 Election in New York Can Teach Us About the National Political Environment
More than you think, but not in the way you’re thinking.
www.expectinggoals.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote up a big piece of political analytics at Expecting Goals talking about the 2025 New York City election, how Zohran won and why this election is an unexpectedly useful data point for thinking about national politics www.expectinggoals.com/p/how-zohran...
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On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
It's a dark and gloomy Thanksgiving Eve here on the coast - reach out to our favorite long-distance Sewer District if you need a lift.
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's a dark and gloomy Thanksgiving Eve here on the coast - reach out to our favorite long-distance Sewer District if you need a lift.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Few things funnier than pretending that it’s somehow racist/classist/transphobic to be against AI as every tech company rushes to turn their models into mechahitler while dumping toxic waste into communities of color
October 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Few things funnier than pretending that it’s somehow racist/classist/transphobic to be against AI as every tech company rushes to turn their models into mechahitler while dumping toxic waste into communities of color
We just got an air fryer (yay) so of course the first step is to check out the sub-Reddits and I'm just stating for the record that I did NOT click on r/air_fryer_porn because I am an adult with lots to do today.
Also it only has one follower and maybe we'll let it cook.
Also it only has one follower and maybe we'll let it cook.
September 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We just got an air fryer (yay) so of course the first step is to check out the sub-Reddits and I'm just stating for the record that I did NOT click on r/air_fryer_porn because I am an adult with lots to do today.
Also it only has one follower and maybe we'll let it cook.
Also it only has one follower and maybe we'll let it cook.
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MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
September 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
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Read this. “My daughter Cal lived for 10 years, far longer than expected. I believe we owe those extra years to the care she received through Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program… Medicaid meant my daughter could spend her time in this world in our home, and leave this world in her brother’s arms.”
"For the Medicaid families I know, leaving a job is something they consider when their child is near death or the demands of caregiving become too all-consuming and physically exhausting to work outside of the home."
slate.com/life/2025/07...
slate.com/life/2025/07...
I Studied Poverty for Years. Then I Ended Up on Medicaid. I Learned a Hard Truth That Everyone Should Know.
The day I enrolled in Medicaid, I arrived at the welfare office carrying a designer bag.
slate.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Read this. “My daughter Cal lived for 10 years, far longer than expected. I believe we owe those extra years to the care she received through Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program… Medicaid meant my daughter could spend her time in this world in our home, and leave this world in her brother’s arms.”