this is boring, as it should be. decency shouldn't be so uncommon anymore. we should be able to yawn and move past it instead of going 'holy shit, she isn't floating election conspiracies? wow....'

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4h ago

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

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New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet. Researchers were able to peek with the help of a telescope on the island of Maui in Hawaii.

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Green and Black Poison Dart frog with a tadpole on its back (bump at base of back). When eggs hatch on the forest floor, the tiny legless tadpoles wriggle onto the parent's back (usually the father) to get a ride to a safe pool of water. #herps #frogs #wildlife #CostaRica #nikon #z8

🚨🎥 “We could hear the cries and screams of the wounded from beneath the rubble. Some were still alive. But because we lacked equipment, we could not reach them.” At the mass funeral for 112 members of the Al-Hasayna & Abu Sharia families, Fares Affana, dir. of ambulance & emergency services for...

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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Longhorn Bees being bros sleeping next to the highway on a shared wild sunflower. ♂ Longhorn Bees (Melissodes) 🌿

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 · 20h ago

Today 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:

"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary

Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary

The progressive defeated two moderate opponents and will face Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) in November.

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Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

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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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i love Ötzi yet did not know this about him. fascinating www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-res...

U of T researchers find that ancient Iceman's infection helps Lyme disease bone loss discovery

Named after the Ötzal Alps where he was discovered, Ötzi, the oldest known European mummy was just 45 when he died around 3,300 BCE. Mitochondrial DNA analysis has shown that the bacteria responsible ...

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Karly Kingsley@karlykingsley.bsky.social · 24h ago

RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline

this diagram of snake anatomy is making me lol. you may say those are different body regions, but to me that's all Tube. phys.org/news/2026-08...

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been having good luck with the luna moths (Actias luna) lately but unfortunately for them, both these males are injured. spotted in missouri and illinois

On this day: Aug 4 1792— Birthday of Percy Bysshe Shelley * Revolutionary poet who sparked the imaginations of the people * Angry at the monarchy, church, state and exploitation * Read more #socialistworker about the world that shaped his politics socialistworker.co.uk/.../percy-by...

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How oil execs shaped a landmark climate study - Salon.com

BP sponsored a Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuel

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Barthes sometimes hits on thoughts I have often puzzled over myself and then crafts a sort of path for them. "No progress in pleasures, nothing but mutations."

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

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.

such a fucked up country. guy is made super uncomfortable at work because his coworkers are creeps, reports it and gets punished for it instead theemancipator.org/2026/08/03/n...

LAPD Officer Facing 13 Years in Prison for Recording the Racist Comments of Coworkers

Los Angeles County is charging Officer Daniel Flores with over a dozen felony charges for secretly recording his coworkers while they made racist, homophobic, and misogynistic remarks.  Officer Flores...

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good news: they found some new frogs. SEVEN whole frogs actually. well officially described them, not like they plopped out of the sky. they are called diamond frogs. they are good. the second link is pictures www.eurekalert.org/news-release... vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/1725...

Scientists discover seven new frog species in Madagascar

A new international study reveals seven previously unknown frog species and demonstrates how museum collections are helping uncover and conserve Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity.

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I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.

GIRL SNAKE CATCHER. she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows SHE JUST GRABS THEM (The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)

yeah no shit www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

No link between MMR vaccination before age 2 and autism, large US study suggests

The findings reinforce existing evidence of the safety of MMR vaccination, the authors say.

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From the West Cost to Europe, climate change is making wildfires worse.

Spokane wildfires are a warning to the rest of the world - Salon.com

From the West Cost to Europe, climate change is making wildfires worse

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ICE already has a program that forces immigrants to download a phone app and check in via face rec, so it’s really just a choice to tag people like animals.

Ted Hesson@tedhesson.bsky.social · 2d ago

ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

“Despite the conspiracy theories, the likeliest reason to conceal McConnell’s condition is more pathetic than calculating: It’s hard for these powerful old men and their families to let go of power,” @amandamarcotte.bsky.social writes.

Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate

The likeliest reason for the Kentucky senator's ruse is also the most pathetic

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