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"I guess we're just going to have to become firemen." — MLK Jr Research software engineer at @RENCI @UNC. Big fan of #wikipedia #TheBeatles #democracy #liberalism
Wilmington / Coastal NC: This beautiful boy showed up at our house a few weeks ago very skinny, so we've been feeding him. He is super affectionate and has the best personality. Clearly he used to be an indoor cat and he loves people. Would love to find him a home. DM or contact link in bio.
Who says guys don't look good in pink and purple? Here's a male roseate skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) in the Corrales Bosque on August 4, 2026. #nature #naturephotography #dragonfly
So I had to arrange for my ex to drop off my daughter at camp on my day and I'll miss some work time so that this dude can talk to me in person. This consult better end with him spreading his arms wide and saying, "THE ARISTOCRATS!"
When I signed in at the doctor's office, the lady asked my name, looked me up in the computer, confirmed the appointment time, and then said, "Are you here for a procedure or a test?" YOU DON'T KNOW?!
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Checking in from the Fuego Volcano in, Guatemala with WCK's Ale. 🌋 With the volcano active for the past few days, our team is on the ground delivering hundreds of meals to shelters across southwestern Guatemala—making sure evacuated families have something to eat. #ChefsForGuatemala
THANK YOU @murray.senate.gov for drafting this legislation to stop OMB from politicizing federal grants!
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 4h agoWe worked closely with @murray.senate.gov and team on this rule. She’s great, she had EXCELLENT staff, and thank you to her and the team.
These guys are all skilled & clever lawyers. That they can’t get & do their jobs without desultory attempts to assert Donald Trump’s reality over the reality we all share outside his demented brain & narcissistic psyche shows why DOJ loses keeps losing; loser cases for an unhinged client
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago😮 Trump's nominees are the most pathetic men in the world 😮 During a hearing, Blumenthal made Trump nominees squirm by asking them who won the 2020 election -- a question they refuse to answer -- but then Schiff upped the ante by asking them *who won the 2016 election.* Here's a supercut:
SCHIFF: When Trump ran against Hillary Clinton, who won? CANDEUB: Um. Trump was certified as winner S: Did he in fact win? C: He was certified S: Do you have some doubt about if he won? C: I have no doubt he was certified S: When did it become so difficult to answer such a simple question?
Assuming this is set in a future US, the senate debates around this must have been amazing.
gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 6h agoi'm locked in on this film sorry to anyone else
Exclusive: Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the center of a new investigation launched by Sen. Ron Wyden. www.statnews.com/2026/08/05/s...
Senate inquiry suggests Trump administration softened kratom and tobacco policies in quid pro quo
The Senate investigation includes RFK Jr. as well as the heads of Reynolds American and kratom company Botanic Tonics, asking for written responses and documentation by Aug. 31.
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“In truth, it seemed each dollar that was spent only affirmed the premise of El-Sayed’s consistent refrain throughout the campaign: ‘Money out of Politics, Money in Your Pocket, and Medicare For All.’” Read more:
Will This Be AIPAC’s Biggest Defeat – Ever?
Prem was on hand in Michigan to witness the nail-biter between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, which appears to have gone down as an astonishing failure for AIPAC.
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The U.S. Attorney believes that a "public rebuke" and an internal review are sufficient for egregious prosecutorial misconduct that put my family through hell. My seven-year-old is still having nightmares and panic attacks related to this case. Justice requires transparency and accountability.
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 7h agoChicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
El-Sayed: "Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can make himself feel a little more manly by making an AI video ... he's a guy who went back to Florida so he could lick every single boot Donald Trump owns to bet for his endorsement."
I told him he’s famous online and he just lay on my floor like a beached whale waiting for someone to pet him
FYI Science Policy News: More U.S.-trained physicists are leaving the country, an exodus that adds to fears of a U.S. "brain drain" www.aip.org/fyi/physics-... a near-doubling of non-US citizens left the US after receiving their PhD, around 29%, in 2025 @aip.bsky.social
Physics PhDs Are Leaving the US at a Record-high Rate
The exodus of non-US citizens has “certainly” been influenced by science funding and visa policy changes under Trump, a new AIP report says.
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When an RPG looks like productivity software, you know it's the good shit
⚡Game*Spark⚡@gamespark.jp · 18h ago【1,650円→660円】クラシックで自由なRPG『ルナティックドーン 前途への道標』Steamで60%オフ！ほか『ATLAS』などもセール中
30 years of the Superman & Lois Lane marriage (save for 4 years where it was out of continuity.) Since then, three screen incarnations of the couple have been married and two more skipped right past Lois not knowing the secret. The Triangle Era fans totally won over the Silver Age regressives
Jerry Ordway@jerryordway.bsky.social · 20h agoSo, this month DC is soliciting orders for the Superman & Lois 30th Anniversary special, and many of the original team that brought you the wedding are involved! Here’s the wraparound cover art Dan Jurgens pencilled and I inked! Preorder from your local comic shop! Thanks!
Hey, folks. There's a @gofundme.com set up for artist Andy Fish, who is going through a very tough fight with two forms of cancer. He and his wife, cartoonist Veronica Fish (my Blackwood series cohorts) could use some help during this very tough time. I'm donating, hope you can. tinyurl.com/4wa86a6c
Donate to Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers, organized by Gina Gabianelli
Help Andy’s Fight Against Two Cancers Meet my cousin Andy Fish, father … Gina Gabianelli needs your support for Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers
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27) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I actually have the black and gold omnibus edition, but the real treasure is my set of CDs narrated by Douglas Adams. Adams was my formative “too young to get all the jokes” author. Nowadays I appreciate his essays most.
I don’t think there’s enough vote for Stevens left but this will be a close result. My hope is that the El-Sayed/DSA/far left contingent don’t get despondent but realize that both factions need each other. It’s time to cut the shit and fight MAGA, not Democrats.
honestly, the fact that we have made it through the atomic age *without* another use of nuclear weapons since 1945 is a miracle we don't fully appreciate
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24h agoToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
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I suppose you would probably believe that if you had made billions of dollars in the past 18 months
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agoTrump: "Then they say, 'On the economy, Trump is at 42%.' I shouldn't be at 42%. We have the greatest economy maybe in the history of the world."
">900 people in Washtenaw County, MI, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called >100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s excruciating, and one of the worst illnesses they’ve experienced." kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News
Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to p...
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