Emmet
@emmet987.bsky.social
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Emmet
@emmet987.bsky.social
· Nov 18
National Science Appreciation Day ScienceSaves
What is it? National Science Appreciation Day (NSAD) is a day celebrating how science has benefited human outcomes, unleashed human potential, and transform ...
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Does your state already celebrate National Science Appreciation Day on March 26? If not, here's how you can make it happen in your state.
(March 26, 1953 was the date that Dr. Jonas Salk revealed the successful development of his polio vaccine.)
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(March 26, 1953 was the date that Dr. Jonas Salk revealed the successful development of his polio vaccine.)
sciencesaves.org/about-nation...
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Local Berkeley politicians should take note of this when they get yelled at in public meetings by people who would rather have their curbside parking than bike lanes. The city's parking lobby is a relatively small, privileged class.
A useful tidbit in the Berkeley war on cars -- only 30% of Berkeley workers drive to work. Berkeley is the fourth lowest city in the country for share of car commuters.
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Local Berkeley politicians should take note of this when they get yelled at in public meetings by people who would rather have their curbside parking than bike lanes. The city's parking lobby is a relatively small, privileged class.
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With the most robust rail network in the American Midwest, Chicago has the 2nd largest number of car-free households of any metro area (behind only NYC)
Most of those households live around the L, especially the Red Line and western parts of the Blue & Green Lines
Most of those households live around the L, especially the Red Line and western parts of the Blue & Green Lines
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
With the most robust rail network in the American Midwest, Chicago has the 2nd largest number of car-free households of any metro area (behind only NYC)
Most of those households live around the L, especially the Red Line and western parts of the Blue & Green Lines
Most of those households live around the L, especially the Red Line and western parts of the Blue & Green Lines
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Who would be stupid enough to drive through a tunnel built by musky in a car made by musky that will undoubtedly catch fire?
apnews.com/article/las-...
apnews.com/article/las-...
Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns
Elon Musk's “Vegas Loop,” an underground transit system of private tunnels, is facing scrutiny from Nevada lawmakers after years of complaints about workplace safety and alleged violations.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Who would be stupid enough to drive through a tunnel built by musky in a car made by musky that will undoubtedly catch fire?
apnews.com/article/las-...
apnews.com/article/las-...
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Super interesting piece on Portland, OR's shift to allowing small homes on wheels! A great option on many levels: costs, speed, permitting, flexibility.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Homes on Wheels Are Filling a Big Gap in Portland
Three personal stories show how these small, affordable, flexible homes provide big solutions for families.
nextcity.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Super interesting piece on Portland, OR's shift to allowing small homes on wheels! A great option on many levels: costs, speed, permitting, flexibility.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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So, Trump wants Washington’s Dulles Airport renamed after him. How’s this? 😉
February 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
So, Trump wants Washington’s Dulles Airport renamed after him. How’s this? 😉
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The gall. He shot a woman who posed no threat to him and then boasted about it as he and his colleagues falsely maligned *her* reputation to cover it up.
The only question should whether his texts are admitted as evidence at his criminal trial.
The only question should whether his texts are admitted as evidence at his criminal trial.
The feds say the release of a Border Patrol agent's texts could "sully" his reputation.
But a judge says they're fair game, partly because Homeland Security has shown "zero concern" for the rep of Chicago's Marimar Martinez.
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
But a judge says they're fair game, partly because Homeland Security has shown "zero concern" for the rep of Chicago's Marimar Martinez.
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis pointed out that Martinez is "presumed innocent of any offense of which she has not been convicted." Martinez's attorney said the text messages and other evidence ...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The gall. He shot a woman who posed no threat to him and then boasted about it as he and his colleagues falsely maligned *her* reputation to cover it up.
The only question should whether his texts are admitted as evidence at his criminal trial.
The only question should whether his texts are admitted as evidence at his criminal trial.
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Black farmers are getting shut out by the Trump administration.
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Black farmers are getting shut out by the Trump administration.
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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OH PLEASE LET IT BE TRUE!!!
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
BREAKING: Rumors are swirling in DC that Bill Clinton will spill the beans on EVERYTHING he knows about Epstein & tRumpstein, leading not only to impeachment, but prosecution!!
This might be why tRumpstein is suddenly so nice to the Clintons... 🥲
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
BREAKING: Rumors are swirling in DC that Bill Clinton will spill the beans on EVERYTHING he knows about Epstein & tRumpstein, leading not only to impeachment, but prosecution!!
This might be why tRumpstein is suddenly so nice to the Clintons... 🥲
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Israeli war criminal PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Herzog are in the Epstein files.
"Against all odds, we have been granted a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu." #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
"Against all odds, we have been granted a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu." #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Israeli war criminal PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Herzog are in the Epstein files.
"Against all odds, we have been granted a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu." #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
"Against all odds, we have been granted a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu." #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
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If you still support Trump at this point, you are a racist.
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
If you still support Trump at this point, you are a racist.
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In the last hour, dozens of GOP lawmakers began to denounce Trump's racist meme.
Minutes ago, the White House capitulated and deleted the post.
If those same lawmakers showed that same level of moral clarity when it comes to the Constitution & fair elections, the White House would capitulate.
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Minutes ago, the White House capitulated and deleted the post.
If those same lawmakers showed that same level of moral clarity when it comes to the Constitution & fair elections, the White House would capitulate.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
In the last hour, dozens of GOP lawmakers began to denounce Trump's racist meme.
Minutes ago, the White House capitulated and deleted the post.
If those same lawmakers showed that same level of moral clarity when it comes to the Constitution & fair elections, the White House would capitulate.
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Minutes ago, the White House capitulated and deleted the post.
If those same lawmakers showed that same level of moral clarity when it comes to the Constitution & fair elections, the White House would capitulate.
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NO TAXPAYER BAILOUTS FOR THE CRYPTO SPECULATORS AND CON ARTISTS.
If you gambled and lost, don’t ask the American people to bail you out.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If you gambled and lost, don’t ask the American people to bail you out.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
NO TAXPAYER BAILOUTS FOR THE CRYPTO SPECULATORS AND CON ARTISTS.
If you gambled and lost, don’t ask the American people to bail you out.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If you gambled and lost, don’t ask the American people to bail you out.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Hit delete until the cows come home. It will never go away.
Trump’s racist post depicting the Obamas as apes has been removed from his Truth Social feed, with the White House claiming it was posted “erroneously” by a staffer.
Trump Posts Wildly Racist Video of the Obamas
Donald Trump posted a video that included a clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
www.rollingstone.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Hit delete until the cows come home. It will never go away.
Trump is increasingly enraged by the fact that President Obama's approval ratings (and good looks) make Trump look like a huge loser (in everything but weight).
Trump HAS NO BOTTOM, to how low he'll go.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267510...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267510...
Trump sparks fury after reaching 'new bottom' with 'disgusting' racist post about Obamas
President Donald Trump sparked fury Friday morning after posting a blatantly racist video on social media depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as non-human primates, a post critics denounced as a shock...
www.rawstory.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Trump is increasingly enraged by the fact that President Obama's approval ratings (and good looks) make Trump look like a huge loser (in everything but weight).
Trump's "unhinged posting spree" is just the tip of the dementia iceberg. Here is his addled brain conflating ICE murders in Minneapolis with murdered fishermen in "the waters" (He forgot the word "Caribbean").
www.aol.com/articles/wat...
www.aol.com/articles/wat...
February 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Trump's "unhinged posting spree" is just the tip of the dementia iceberg. Here is his addled brain conflating ICE murders in Minneapolis with murdered fishermen in "the waters" (He forgot the word "Caribbean").
www.aol.com/articles/wat...
www.aol.com/articles/wat...
That's just the tip of Trump's dementia iceberg.
Here he conflates the two citizens murdered by ICE in Minneapolis with fishermen he bombed "in the waters" [Caribbean]. www.aol.com/articles/wat...
Here he conflates the two citizens murdered by ICE in Minneapolis with fishermen he bombed "in the waters" [Caribbean]. www.aol.com/articles/wat...
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
That's just the tip of Trump's dementia iceberg.
Here he conflates the two citizens murdered by ICE in Minneapolis with fishermen he bombed "in the waters" [Caribbean]. www.aol.com/articles/wat...
Here he conflates the two citizens murdered by ICE in Minneapolis with fishermen he bombed "in the waters" [Caribbean]. www.aol.com/articles/wat...
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So, why is the U.S. presiding over Ukraine/Russia alleged “peace talks” whilst Trump/Witkoff/Kushner — allow a war criminal Putin — to dictate terms of surrender & pummel energy infrastructure during winter unrelentlessly…
in bad faith…
during supposed “peace talks?”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
in bad faith…
during supposed “peace talks?”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
So, why is the U.S. presiding over Ukraine/Russia alleged “peace talks” whilst Trump/Witkoff/Kushner — allow a war criminal Putin — to dictate terms of surrender & pummel energy infrastructure during winter unrelentlessly…
in bad faith…
during supposed “peace talks?”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
in bad faith…
during supposed “peace talks?”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It's not just Donald Trump, but most of his MAGA supporters who have been turned into law enforcement by their own children.
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
It's not just Donald Trump, but most of his MAGA supporters who have been turned into law enforcement by their own children.
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Exactly right. Miles just laid it out plainly and suddenly the story snapped into focus. When the facts line up this cleanly, the denial doesn’t matter. This is why independent reporting still scares the hell out of them.
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Exactly right. Miles just laid it out plainly and suddenly the story snapped into focus. When the facts line up this cleanly, the denial doesn’t matter. This is why independent reporting still scares the hell out of them.
Right-wing media have perfected the art of manufacturing outrage to make their audience bypass the brain's logical circuitry:
outrageoverload.net/outrage-44-h...
outrageoverload.net/outrage-44-h...
Outrage 44 - How to Build Mental Immunity Against Misinformation and Conspiracies - Melanie Trecek-King - Outrage Overload
Feeling overwhelmed by online noise? Learn critical thinking skills to navigate media & fight misinformation
outrageoverload.net
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Right-wing media have perfected the art of manufacturing outrage to make their audience bypass the brain's logical circuitry:
outrageoverload.net/outrage-44-h...
outrageoverload.net/outrage-44-h...