Fun fact: Crude oil is liquefied dinosaur poop.

Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterday

Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

I hate close this stuff always feels.

“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”

The US military tested a GPS jammer and murdered a bunch of civilians on a civilian plane. futurism.com/science-ener...

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico

A days-long electronic warfare drill was one of the causes behind the loss of a four-passenger medevac flight.

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A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.

60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals

Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity

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We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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Hey Boise/Eliot, Portland, Oregon neighbors. If you have seen this guy (Shady), drop me a DM. He's been gone for a few days now.

i need the skrunkliest of skrunkles. the ones that look like crinkled tissue. mango pits. send me the pictures in the comments

Cascadia(PNW)@cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The examination of the Epstein files alongside the Panama, Paradise, and Pandora Papers reveals significant overlaps and patterns, particularly concerning the use of offshore finance to conceal wealth and engage in illegal activities. www.tbsnews.net/features/big...

Here’s a PDF. Worth a few minutes of your time. users.wpi.edu/~zrbutzke/Do...

Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterday

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

NASA has a very cool website cataloging the exoplanets we've discovered so far 🌌🪐📡🛰️ science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/d...

Discoveries Dashboard - NASA Science

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The rock stars on stage at Red Rocks today? The Artemis II crew // Story by @laurenpenington.bsky.social

Artemis II astronauts reflect on space journey at Red Rocks: ‘It was always our hope that the mission would move people’

The Artemis II crew — mission specialist Christina Koch, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen — launched beyond Earth’s atmosphere on April 1.

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A very special message to dead Confederates 🥰

The author of this concern-trolling scrawl is a white lady from Texas. ✅

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

What do you do if you're a regressive living in an authoritarian country whose women's national teams are consistently better than the men's teams (soccer, hockey, gymnastics, etc.) and it gives you A Sad? Why, implement genital inspections of little children, of course, obviously.

Cwnidog@cwnidog.eurosky.social · 2d ago

“The measure doesn't specify who would perform the exams, who would pay for them, or how schools would carry them out…” And I trust it will crash & burn.

#OtD 2 Aug 1917 a multi-ethnic armed uprising took place in rural Oklahoma in opposition to conscription during WWI, in what would later become known as the Green Corn rebellion stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9163...

If you want to see the worst of what Oklahoma has to offer, the image for this article shows Markwayne Mullin and Governor Kevin Stitt

Wonkette@wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 2d ago

MAGA Hates Markwayne Mullin Now, Wants Trump's French Bulldog Bill Pulte At DHS Instead by @evanhurst.substack.com follow him! www.wonkette.com/p/maga-hates...

We need to return to traditional masculinity, to the time when real men took their kitties for walkies so they could smell smells.

I did not have "Credit Card Company Has More Business Ethics And Interest In Following The Law Than The Sitting 'Great Business Man' President" on my Endgame Capitalist Hellscape Bingo Card www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe

The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to the president's family business.

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@moiradonegan.bsky.social notes "“If this was true, I would be in jail” is not a real profession of innocence; it is a brag about how strenuously the state protects the male right of private sphere violence against women and children."

Power and money bubble wrapping white male priviledge

When the abusers say those things, it's a marriage of convenience between gaslighting and DARVO. (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Abuser, a standard abuser rhetorical approach that is also how the Trump Administration operates, with government as gaslighting abuser.)

Those who believe things like this are working hard at not understanding the finite options available to someone whose abuser has not been prosecuted, found guilty, etc. by the law. And how rarely those things happen to abusers, esp. high-status white male abusers.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

Really difficult to suss out why people hate the Democratic Party leadership right now. Truly mysterious, that.

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 3d ago

Patty Murray and Chuck Schumer decide to strike a “bipartisan” deal with … checks notes … Susan Collins to fund the Trump regime through December which appears to not to any include any safeguards against Trump’s meddling with midterm elections.

As a Jewish American, I condemn this bigoted justification for violence and believe we should cut off all support to Israel until the the government cracks down on this behavior and ends the genocide.

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 4d ago

Israeli settlers in own words: "I think now, after they killed one Israeli, we need to kill all the people in Tal and Sarra, even Jit and Farata," naming the Palestinian villages closest to the outpost. He added, "God chose us [and] because of this you are jealous." www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you (rightly) condemn Hamas but have nothing to say about these despicable terrorists, then you're not a principled person.

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 4d ago

Israeli settlers in own words: "I think now, after they killed one Israeli, we need to kill all the people in Tal and Sarra, even Jit and Farata," naming the Palestinian villages closest to the outpost. He added, "God chose us [and] because of this you are jealous." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reminder that RFK Jr is a lawyer, and holds no degrees in any STEM field, let alone epidemiology.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

It's common knowledge that one of the most dangerous times for a woman is after she leaves an abusive man. It's terrifying to then, with shared custody, let that man have access to your child. Knowing his anger and violence issues, you will do almost anything to try to keep him calm and happy.

Things I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"