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Anne Hilborn
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Working to conserve California's wildlife. Intense fondness for cheetahs, gore, poop, and dead things. Pics are mine unless stated. She/her

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 2d
Harrison Browne sighted!!

I've interviewed him a few times and got spend a lot of time around him when I wrote this story: www.sbnation.com/2020/4/2/211...
The story of hockey’s first ever Team Trans
How a group of 17 trans athletes made history last November.
www.sbnation.com

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 2d
working the door for a Tom Lehrer tribute show tonight and everyone in the audience is a million years old, I love them

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IllCaesar @illcaesar.bsky.social · 2d
At a city council meeting about an AI data center going up in my community. It's packed and people are furious. Calling the mayor and council members corrupt. Loud applause for open socialists and anarchists. Naked anti-capitalist rhetoric. Most folks here didn't even know about it until weeks ago.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 3d
READ: Proponents claim that California’s AB 715 aims to combat antisemitism by strengthening anti-discrimination laws in public schools, but a closer look reveals it directly targets free speech on Palestine. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/cali...
California’s AB 715 claims to combat antisemitism but is a direct attack on free speech regarding Palestine
Proponents claim that California’s AB 715 aims to combat antisemitism by strengthening anti-discrimination laws in public schools, but a closer look reveals it directly targets free speech on…
mondoweiss.net

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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 4d
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself

annewhilborn.bsky.social
Anne Hilborn @annewhilborn.bsky.social · 5d
Hearing a song on the car radio this morning that I have never heard outside of Heated Rivalry, had me grinning like a fool.

And no it isn't all the things she said or feist

I've listened to alt rock radio for a while and never heard it before today.
Jacob Tierney's power

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 6d
Santa says Starbucks gift cards are a NO, NO, NO!

Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee

solidaritywithbaristas.org

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lataco.bsky.social
L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 6d
Metro's 57.6 mile-long A Line offers riders the chance to access foods from so many countries, regions, and cultures. We picked one favorite restaurant from every stop to guide you on an epic eating tour of Los Angeles.

All 48 Spots: lataco.com/48-restauran...

By Sean Vukan and L.A. TACO STAFF
A cartoon of an animated taco with a mustache, boots, and cowboy hat sat on top of metro train car. Various foods float around it. Headline at the bottom of the image reads “48 Great Spots for Food and Drinks Along the Longest Light Rail Line in the World”

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d
14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
duncanbell.bsky.social Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 6d
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."

uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 6d
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
CBS News/Free Press program "Has feminism failed women" brought to you by bank of america and hosted by Liz Plank and Allie Beth Stuckey

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🎄⛄️ Lyse ⛄️🎄 @lyse.bsky.social · 7d
“They get everyone to buy into the idea that accessibility is a limited resource instead of a design problem.”

I need this on a sign I can tap repeatedly and aggressively.

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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 7d
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here

Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 7d
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 8d
JUST IN: This morning, hundreds of baristas have joined our national ULP strike.

☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.

Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
sbworkersunited.org Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · Nov 13
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 8d
There’s a direct line from ‘just asking questions about women’s sports’ to criminalizing our health care, we warned you it was coming, you said it would be fine and you just had a few more questions.

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Liz (now with extra tired) 🏳️‍⚧️ @tiredliz.bsky.social · 8d
This is possibly the most significant attack on trans rights in this country yet, and I can count the number of posts on my timeline about this on my hands.

If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
katelynburns.com Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 8d
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.

Reposted by Håvard Kauserud, Jason Stajich, Anne Hilborn

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Jeff Hollett @jeffontherock.bsky.social · 8d
Caloplaca sp #lichen on seaside cliffs. Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends
Photo of bright yellow lichens on rock. Several lichens meet, covering the entire rock surface except for an open area at the centre of the photo.

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Erin O’Donnell, Anne Hilborn

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 8d
Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
The vote tally: 216-211

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 9d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 9d
if you hate unmediated AI use at your workplace without worker input, if your boss is speaking over you & for you, consider unionizing. shop and industry unions are bargaining and ratifying real, material AI protections RIGHT NOW.

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Josh Goldstein @joshisimmigration.bsky.social · 9d
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 10d
When Jared Polis hits the national scene, treat him like Andrew Cuomo. He is not fit for national service.

www.westword.com/news/colorad...
Jared Polis Promotes White Supremacist and Child Porn Defender as "Intellectuals"
The governor encouraged Coloradans to follow the controversial online personalities, saying they do "actual thinking."
www.westword.com

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 10d
I believe the levels of Islamophobia now are actually worse than I remember in Sept 2001 and the years following. Calls to expel or kill every Muslim would not have been tolerated by mainstream media or mainstream politicians at that time despite what a horrible time it was.

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Anne Hilborn @annewhilborn.bsky.social · 10d
This has worked for me
tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social Becca Petunia 🏳️‍⚧️ @tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social · 10d
Remember, Mr. Rogers' original comment was intended for CHILDREN. Children need comfort, and their power is obviously very limited.

We're adults. We do need comfort, but we also need to take action. And what you'll find is the more you do, the better you'll feel. Look for the helpers and join them.
edidin.bsky.social Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 10d
An important addendum to "look for the helpers" is "and then join them."

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Becca Petunia 🏳️‍⚧️ @tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social · 10d
Remember, Mr. Rogers' original comment was intended for CHILDREN. Children need comfort, and their power is obviously very limited.

We're adults. We do need comfort, but we also need to take action. And what you'll find is the more you do, the better you'll feel. Look for the helpers and join them.
edidin.bsky.social Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 10d
An important addendum to "look for the helpers" is "and then join them."

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Colin Woodard, Anne Hilborn

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 12d
The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.

It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
RISE IN U.S. MEASLES CASES 1,912 13 AS OF TUESDAY 2020 14,608% INCREASE CDC /NEWS 5:39 MT

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12d
Just a reminder that measles virus is very infectious with one infected individual spreading it to (on average) 12-18 others in a susceptible population.

With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13d
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.

The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.

This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
IV CONCLUSION For these reasons, the Court GRANTS Seattle Children's motion to set aside the subpoena and motion to seal the docket. The Court ORDERS as follows: Subpoena Duces Tecum No. 25-1431-016 is HEREBY SET ASIDE; The docket in this action and all submittals filed thereon shall be maintained under seal; Seattle Children's may nonetheless communicate with, and provide sealed filings to, the Washington Attorney General's Office; The Washington Attorney General's Office may attend any sealed hearings in this proceeding; and The Washington Attorney General's Office shall comply with this Order. Dated this 3rd day of September, 2025. Joha X. Chan John H. Chun United States District Judge

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 13d
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com

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Anne Hilborn @annewhilborn.bsky.social · 13d
JFC
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13d
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com