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#twinja, reader of fantasy, history and memoir, trekkie, foodie, liker of academic content/ interesting feeds, lover of cats and other creatures
Fun fact: he has neither the right nor the ability to do what Mr. Root says.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago🚨🚨🚨 WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: You have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections. If you do this in the next month, we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship, and a limit to mail ballots TRUMP: Let me just say stranger things have happened. I'll leave it at that
"double check the output" then I'd need to be familiar enough with the subject to spot errors, at which point I may as well write it myself
"The government had decided to punish my husband for being the son of a woman who was a translator for the Iranian hostage takers in 1979, before Eissa was even born."
Jack Mirkinson@jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 3d agoToday in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
it was so fun writing about the derrick rose gang rape lawsuit in 2016. i had a great time.
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 3d agoSports are supposed to be a diversion, something we consider fun, a reprieve from real life. But the constant cycle of WNBA controversies has made it feel like psychological warfare just to engage with the league: nyti.ms/4gp53HA
Iran has rejected Trump's Strait of Hormuz reopening plan and Israel has rejected his Gaza peace plan. So why does it feel like both plans have been accepted with tears of gratitude?
Republicans control the presidency, both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, the majority of governorships, and the majority of state legislatures. Here’s a look at how both parties have failed America.
Plaque to Star Trek’s Scotty in Linlithgow www.linlithgowmuseum.org/scotty
Scotty — Linlithgow Museum
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There's the shrine to Ianto from Torchwood at Cardiff Bay
You, personally are spending, on average ~$2,500 per person that the United States is deporting. We could fund Medicare for 12 Million Americans with that national budget. By the way, you spend only ~$139 a year on biomedical research through the NIH. www.epi.org/publication/...
The Cost of Deportations Calculator: Technical documentation
Updated August 6, 2026, to correct the teachers, firefighters, and nurses benefits percentages. The National Priorities Project (NPP) at the Institute for Policy Studies has estimated the federal gove...
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Everyone should block this account. @curation-lab.bsky.social It is an ai that replies and quotes all art by artists, giving unwanted criticism, and scanning their art.
With his total loyalty to Trump, FCC chairman Brendan Carr is remaking media before our eyes. But there are ways to push back. My new post here https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/get-outraged-and-active-about-the?r=1yc91&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Get outraged, and active, about the Trump-toadying FCC
Brendan Carr's out-of-control agency is remaking the media in Trump's image. Here's how to fight back
margaretsullivan.substack.com
Working on an A.I. policy for my calculus classes. Decided to be upfront about the current situation with LLMs and to give a heartfelt explanation for why the course still matters.
Senator who confirmed RFK Jr based on empty, since-broken promises says what about Blanche now?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoBRENNAN: You are confident Blanche will uphold the Constitution with the upcoming elections? CASSIDY: Of course there's always existential anxiety. But I am ... as confident as you can be about the future you are. I cannot predict the future
New: Flock planned to use cameras in hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery driver vehicles as a way to collect more license plate data. Pitched the idea to an Attorney General. Would basically turn Uber/Lyft into roaming surveillance vehicles www.404media.co/flock-pitche...
Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles
A Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system.
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Instead of annexing, the Trump regime and its supporters are simply doing and taking what they want Denmark and the EU should put a stop to this illegal incursion now - using force if need be It is the only thing these fascists understand www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
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“A letter from 2 years ago written by villagers from an Albanian peninsula where Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner plan to build a luxury resort has undermined their assertion they were unaware of claims the land was stolen...” 🤔 So many corrupt lies. www.thedailybeast.com/bombshell-le...
The lasting effects of traumatic brain injuries are raising fresh concerns about the toll of the Iran war on American troops. Nearly 700 US service members have been wounded, with most experiencing traumatic brain injuries and returning to duty, apnews.com/article/iran...
Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops
Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries.
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Me, thinking a homeless person moved in. Clicked and it's a marketing ploy.
Reuters@reuters.com · 5d agoA man has taken up temporary residence inside a furnished living room built into a billboard off of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles as part of a promotional campaign for Netflix's new sci-fi thriller 'The Last House.'
One of the many easily accessible messages the Democrats should be employing is “Trump and his goons have essentially poisoned your food”
Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 5d agoRECALL: Taylor Farms is pulling pre-packaged salsa and guacamole for contaminated jalapenos.
People are going to try this for doctor waitlists.
Nick Miller@nickdmiller.bsky.social · 5d agoGreat story from ABC this morning about a chap in Melbourne who asked an AI agent (OpenClaw) to book a gym class, and it ended up hacking the gym's booking system to kick people off the waiting list. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
“The right to vote should not be based on the desire and competence of the current governor. It is a right that should be protected and enshrined in our constitution,” says a Virginia state lawmaker.
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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